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Emergency room wait times at ‘critical’ level: OMA survey

Walk into any emergency department and it’s easy to see just how busy it is — people checking in, sometimes sitting for hours, while others wait in the hall or on one of the few be...

Children Left Waiting: The Need to Update Emergency Department Triage

When we were finally seen, the urine test was clear and we were advised to proceed to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario for further evaluation. The post Children Left Wait...

Emergency departments across Illinois identify gaps in care for children in mental health crises

When a child is experiencing a mental health crisis, families increasingly turn to the emergency department for help. While hospitals across Illinois are making progress in caring...

Hospital Admissions from 72-Hour ER Returns in Elderly

In a groundbreaking new study poised to redefine geriatric emergency care protocols, researchers have explored the critical outcomes associated with emergency department (ED) retur...

ED boarding fails patients before treatment begins

I am writing this from a hospital bed, though it took far longer than it should have to get here. I was directly admitted by a surgical team for treatment of a post-surgical infect...

A single question leads to better patient experience in the Emergency Department

HN Summary • A Nurse Practitioner (NP) pilot in Niagara Health’s ED has significantly reduced wait times and improved patient experience, with physician assessment times dropping b...

Inside the Emergency Department: How Social Workers Provide Support

On a family’s worst day when children are getting treated at the emergency department, UNO social workers provide resources and support to help.

Emergency department wait times in Canada: Insights from a health system perspective

How gaps in the system show up in emergency department wait times Emergency department (ED) wait times are rising across Canada. It’s a shared reality felt by both patients seeking...

Emergency Department at Wexford General Hospital is ‘extremely busy’ with non-urgent patients facing long waits

The Boarding Crisis Is the Real Emergency says Dr. Danny Lewis Jr.: A Frontline Physician’s Case for Fixing Hospital Flo...

— The most dangerous wait in American medicine is no longer in the waiting room. It is the wait that happens after a patient has already been admitted, when they sit on a stretcher...

The difficult patient in the ER is often the sickest

As an emergency medicine physician, we’ve all had that hysterical patient. The one that comes in during a busy shift grabbing at their head, their chest, their abdomen. Yelling out...

Montefiore Mount Vernon unveils expanded emergency department

This latest phase triples the size of the emergency department, adding two triage rooms and expanding the area for patients whose injuries do not require a bed.

ED wait times on the rise across Canada

TORONTO – One in 10 patients spent more than 14 hours waiting for care in Canadian emergency departments, and those requiring admission to hospital sometimes waited more than three...

‘Life or death’: Ambulances stuck waiting as Wellington Hospital ED ‘bursts at the seams’

More than 200 ambulance handovers at Wellington Hospital took longer than 30 minutes in January, with four waits exceeding two hours.

Essential Emergency Medicine Skills That Separate Good Doctors from Great Ones

Even in a busy emergency department where seconds can mean the difference between life and death, Emergency Medicine Skills are the foundation... The post Essential Emergency Medic...

Predicting Laboratory Test Ordering in Emergency Departments Using Integrated Structured and Unstructured Electronic Hea...

Background: Laboratory testing is a cornerstone of diagnostic decision-making in emergency departments (EDs), yet its overuse contributes substantially to unnecessary health care c...

Rapid review after Waikato Hospital ED death to be done by end of the week

Health New Zealand says wait times at the hospital's emergency department aren't where they need to be.

Death in Waikato Hospital ED found to be 'an acute unexpected incident'

A rapid clinical review of the man's death will lead to new national guidelines and improved signage in waiting rooms, Health NZ says.

Canadians spending more time waiting for emergency health care: CIHI

One in 10 admitted patients, equalling around 180,000 people, spent more than 48 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed.

Unruly Patients Are Stressing ER Staff, Undermining Care

TUESDAY, July 14, 2026 — Nevermind "The Pitt": Real-life drama in America's emergency rooms is wearing down doctors and perhaps impairing the care they can provide, a new study sho...

‘Family will want answers’: Patient dies in hospital ED after nine-hour wait for treatment

A death at the Hamilton emergency department has been referred to the Coroner after a patient was reportedly found unresponsive in a waiting room toilet.

Thousands of patients waited over 12 hours for A&E admission in April

Wales’ emergency departments are under severe strain, with thousands of patients waiting more than 12 hours for care, says the RCEM.

Rapid review to be carried out after patient dies in Waikato Hospital ED waiting room

Media reports say the person was found unresponsive in a toilet after a nine-hour wait.

Ambulance patients left waiting for hours to get into emergency department

Delays in unloading ambulances have a knock-on effect for the wider network, with ambulances unable to response to callouts.