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Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) have released very similar guidelines on how to now manage COVID-19 vaccination. Since most of
A deployment review of Grey County Paramedic Services has led to recommendations of a new ambulance base in Feversham, a larger new base in Durham and the…
A deployment review of Grey County Paramedic Services has led to recommendations of a new ambulance base in Feversham, a larger new base in Durham and the…
Background: Uptake of virtual care increased substantially during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a shift from in-person to virtual visits by primary care physicians was associated with increased use of emergency departments among their enrolled patients. Methods: We conducted an observational study of monthly virtual visits and emergency department visits from Apr. 1, 2020, to Mar. 31, 2021, using administrative data from Ontario, Canada. We used multivariable regression analysis to estimate the association between the proportion of a phy...
Emergency department wait times at Edmonton hospitals are the longest they’ve been since 2015, data from Alberta Health Services has revealed.