Etiket: emergencies
Our emergencies, our failures, our elders
Would you allow me a question? Published at 7:15 p.m. What did you remember from the most recent emergency rankings? The Press ? Except of course the fact that the…
Outaouais Emergencies | Doctors implore Minister Dubé to act
In order to protect the population and curb the exodus of personnel, emergency doctors from Outaouais are imploring the Minister of Health to offer the same salary conditions to health…
When our emergencies kill instead of treating
It’s another horror story in Quebec’s emergency rooms. The hundredth? The thousandth? Who knows? This time, it’s the revolting story of Normand Meunier. Severely physically disabled, in the emergency room…
Health emergencies: training with Lego for managers arouses discontent among paramedics
Several Urgences-santé managers underwent training with Lego blocks last January, sparking discontent and derision from paramedics who are exhausted by difficult working conditions. “We don’t have enough trucks, come on…
Emergencies caused by climate change | Mayors are “all-important allies,” says Minister Sajjan
(Ottawa) If the leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre delights in calling the mayors of certain cities “incompetent”, the Minister of Civil Protection, Harjit Sajjan, maintains on the contrary…
Justin Trudeau was right to invoke the Emergencies Act
What a strange judgment that was rendered by Judge Richard Mosley of the Federal Court. According to him, Justin Trudeau did not have “reasonable grounds” in 2022 to invoke the…
Things are better in Quebec emergencies, says Christian Dubé
Fewer Quebecers are now going to the emergency room due to complications linked to respiratory viruses, rejoices the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé. “We are not out of the woods…
Things are better in Quebec emergencies, says Christian Dubé
(Quebec) Fewer Quebecers are now going to the emergency room due to complications linked to respiratory viruses, rejoices the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé. Posted at 11:29 a.m. Caroline Plante…
The double discourse of the health network on emergencies
On December 19, the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, invited the population to avoid emergencies. This was a call to limit emergency room congestion during the respiratory virus season. On…
Family doctors will help reduce pressure on emergencies
Family doctors in offices are “overloaded” by cases of respiratory infections, but they will try to do more to reduce emergency room visits, says the Federation of General Practitioners of…
Doctors concerned about Minister Christian Dubé’s recommendations on emergencies
The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians says it is “concerned” by comments made just before Christmas by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, who suggested that unnecessary visits to emergency rooms…
Congested emergencies | Doctors concerned about Minister Dubé’s recommendations
(Toronto) The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians says it is “concerned” by comments made just before Christmas by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, who suggested that unnecessary visits to emergency…
Quebec emergencies | Ridership considered very high in 13 regions
The waiting time in Quebec emergency rooms was considered very high in each of Quebec’s 15 regions on Thursday morning, except in two of them, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Gaspésie–Îles -of-the-Madeleine. Posted…
Quebec emergencies very busy Thursday
The occupancy rate started to rise again in Quebec’s emergency rooms on Thursday after a slight drop around Christmas. It is in the regions surrounding the metropolis that the situation…
Quebec emergencies: occupancy rate down
The occupancy rate and waiting time in Quebec emergency rooms continued to decrease on Monday, even if certain regions remain particularly affected. For the entire province, the stretcher occupancy rate…
Emergencies are still overflowing in Quebec, despite the measures put in place
The “perfect storm” that has rocked emergency departments for several weeks continues to make waves as Christmas approaches. Despite Christian Dubé’s call for help and the establishment of “winter clinics”,…
Crisis in emergencies | The opposition calls for a mandate of initiative
Believing that the situation in Quebec’s emergency rooms “is at a particularly worrying stage of deterioration”, the opposition parties demand with one voice that the Health and Social Services Commission…
The population urged to avoid emergencies in the coming weeks
With emergencies overflowing as Christmas approaches, the government is calling on the population to get vaccinated and to prioritize “self-care” at home if possible. • Read also: Go to the…
Emergencies: Quebec will take stock of the situation
The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, must provide an update Tuesday afternoon on the situation in Quebec’s emergencies in view of the holiday period. The stretcher occupancy rate exceeded 125%…
Quebec emergencies | Christian Dubé will take stock of the situation
The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, must provide an update Tuesday afternoon on the situation in Quebec’s emergencies in view of the holiday period. Posted at 6:37 a.m. The stretcher…