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First Nations patients leave ED without completing treatment more than comparable non–First Nations patients

First Nations patients in Alberta leave emergency departments (EDs) without completing treatment more often than comparable non–First Nations patients, due in part to anti-Indigenous racism expressed by providers, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Higher proportions of incomplete ED care for First...
Emergency Medicine

Decreasing ambulance offload times

Due to the commitment and dedication of the adult Emergency Department (ED) and adult inpatient staff and physicians, over several months, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has reduced the time paramedics have to wait to transfer the care of a patient to Emergency Department...

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Emergency Medicine

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Emergency Medicine

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Emergency Medicine

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