An estimated 8,000 to 15,000 people are dying per year in Canada as a result of hospital overcrowding

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 — an estimated 8,000 to 15,000 Canadians are dying each year as a result of hospital overcrowding.

“It is remarkable that this excess death rate is rarely discussed in Canada,”  emergency physicians James Worrall and Paul Atkinson wrote.

“Physicians, politicians and the media often describe hospital crowding and prolonged wait times for ED patients as an inconvenience, but not a killer.”

Yes, how tragic that thousands are dying unnecessarily in hospitals across Canada and those people most responsible won't acknowledge it or care.

'I don't think I'll last': How Canada's emergency room crisis could be killing thousands (msn.com)

Edited July 19, 2024 by blackbird