Canadian hospitals near state of emergency as patients wait 20+ hours in the ER – with some dying in their chairs

I think we're close to the breaking point,’ said r Margot Burnell, president of the Canadian Medical Association ...
syracuse.com

Inside Upstate’s overwhelmed ER: Where miracles happen and dignity is a casualty

Syracuse, NY – The baby boy came into Upstate University Hospital’s emergency room screaming and struggling to breathe. “A very sick baby coming in,” the intercom crackled. He needed to get to the ...
News4JAX

How the triage process works for determining the order that patients are seen in ERs

Injuries and sicknesses vary when people show up to an ER for medical care, so doctors must decide, depending on the severity ...
WTXL ABC 27

Bainbridge hospital launches program to cut ER wait times in half

Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge is changing the ER experience for its community. Find out how the Fast Track ...
Greenwich Time

Greenwich Hospital's upgraded ER means trauma patients don't have to go to Stamford or Valhalla, NY

GREENWICH — Five years in the making, the newly designed trauma unit at Greenwich Hospital has been accredited to treat severe and life- threatening injuries. Before the upgrades, the emergency room ...

From TikTok to the ER: How Health Misinformation Lands Patients in the Emergency Room

Misinformation does not arrive in the emergency department as a trend or a debate, it arrives as a human in need. Some nights, misinformation arrives as a patient who stopped taking metformin ...