Siobhan Mitchell News Today

Some doctors estimate 8,000 to 15,000 Canadians are dying because of emergency room overcrowding, a trend prompting hospital staff to get creative, treating patients everywhere from chairs to public bathrooms.

Siobhan Mitchell, a resident of Toronto, recently experienced the dire state of emergency rooms firsthand as she waited an excruciating 48 hours in an urban emergency unit. Her ordeal highlights the crisis that healthcare professionals have been warning about—the severe overcrowding and strain on emergency rooms across the country. Mitchell's experience began in mid-August when…