ER Doctors Don’t Want to Deter People From Seeking Care Amid Crowding: Association
Published on January 4, 2024
The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians says it is “concerned” about comments made by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé in December suggesting that unnecessary emergency department visits significantly contribute to ER overcrowding. If patients feel they need emergency health care, they shouldn’t hesitate to go to the ER, the association told The Canadian Press on Jan. 3. On Dec. 19, Mr. Dubé told reporters in Montreal that “there is a large percentage of people who consult at the emergency department who don’t have an urgent problem … I’m not saying they’re not worried, but they don’t have an urgent problem.”...