Canadian emergency rooms are overflowing while an array of respiratory illnesses COVID-19 included keep circulating. And it's happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs that turn front-line ERs into dangerous choke points.
With people waiting more than half a day for care, the province is planning to add more beds at the St. Boniface Hospital, but the challenge will be staffing them.
The Manitoba government is adding 36 new acute care beds at St. Boniface Hospital as part of a broader plan to reduce wait times in emergency departments and stabilize health-care capacity across Manitoba.