Exhausted, and with his N95 strap marks still etched into his face after a recent weekend shift, the emergency room doctor’s quiet desperation is palpable as we speak. We won’t use his name because he’s not authorized to comment publicly, but emergency room care in Canada is on life support, and he believes Canadians should know why. While you’re waiting for help, the ER doctor is waiting on someone else to do their job so the doctor can get to you. He tells me his ER department processed 95 per cent of patients in less than four hours before the pandemic. Instead, they have a doctor waiting for the room.

Source: thestar July 21, 2022 02:23 UTC