Emergency Medicine

Surgeries may need to be cancelled as a result, Dr. Andrew Baker wrote to hospital CEOs in a memo obtained by The Canadian Press.

The hospital says it will not remove the breathing tube until the parents have had a chance to appeal the ruling.

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre, which runs the Chesley hospital, closed the community's emergency room in early October, citing “critical nurse shortages.''

Many hospitals across the province, both smaller ones in rural areas and large ones in cities, have been overwhelmed with patients, reporting large volumes and long waits.

Montreal family doctor Claudel Petrin-Desrosiers sees climate change as an all-encompassing “risk amplifier.''

An uncomfortable hand rash case at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic reiterates the need to plan ahead when travelling.

Hospital president Todd Stepanuik says the situation is weighing heavily on the "exhausted'' emergency department workers.

The study was part of a larger project investigating various aspects of noise levels in the OR on factors such as adverse events as well as patient well-being.