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A senior health official says emergency department visits for less serious injuries and illnesses are down 9.2 per cent as a result of measures put in place to find people alternatives to seeking hospital care.
Horizon Health Network has set a target to reduce emergency department wait times for urgent patients to 120 minutes, which is four times the national guideline, a coroner's inquest heard this week.
Amid the controlled chaos at Toronto Western's emergency department, the Star observed staff dealing with crowding and threats, while making lifesaving decisions.
After hospitals warned patients to consider alternatives to the ER if they had "non-emergent" problems, the Star complied data from 19 emergency departments.
Doha, Qatar:Acting Head of the Emergency Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Dr. Aftab Mohammad Omar stated that the efforts made to improve...