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Joey Salmingo took his two-and-a-half-week-old son to a Markham hospital with a fever. He wasn't seen by a doctor for eight hours. Experts in the industry say this is indicative of a worsening crisis in emergency room wait times, and more needs to be done.
Several hospitals had said they planned to shut down their virtual ERs because the provincial funding was set to run out after Friday.
Several hospitals had said they planned to shut down their virtual ERs because the provincial funding was set to run out after Friday.
Several hospitals had said they planned to shut down their virtual ERs because the provincial funding was set to run out after Friday.
Many provinces have turned to virtual care as a way of taking pressure off their strained health-care systems, and hospitals have been able to divert patients from crowded emergency departments. But a new agreement in Ontario could mean fewer doctors will be interested in providing such services.