Health Care

28 Dec

Mission Memorial Hospital to Close Emergency Department Overnight as Staffing Pressures Continue

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanadaEmergency Department Closed, Health Care, Mission Memorial Hospital

Vancouver ( Rajeev Sharma): Mission Memorial Hospital in Metro Vancouver will temporarily close its emergency department overnight for more than a week as Fraser Health works to manage staffing shortages and broader system pressures across the region. The emergency department will operate only between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. from December 29 through January 6, with full 24-hour service expected to resume on January 7.Fraser Health says the decision was made to ensure patient safety and provide more stable, predictable care during a period when there are not enough emergency physicians available to staff overnight shifts. Health officials have acknowledged…

01 Dec

Nearly 24,000 Canadians Die While Waiting for Medical Procedures, Raising Alarms Over Health-Care Capacity

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Gaganjot Singh (Toronto): A new report indicates that nearly 24,000 Canadians died this year while waiting for medical procedures, underscoring a deepening crisis in access to timely care across the country. The findings highlight prolonged delays for surgeries, diagnostic tests, and specialist consultations, with multiple provinces struggling to meet rising demand amid capacity constraints.Toronto hospitals are among those most severely affected, facing significant backlogs in essential procedures such as cardiac surgeries and cancer related diagnostics. Health care experts warn that these delays are contributing to preventable complications and, in some instances, avoidable deaths. They caution that without immediate action to…