Ontario Hospitals Warn of Patient Surges, Long Wait Times

Ontario Hospitals Warn of Patient Surges, Long Wait Times
A nurse is silhouetted behind a glass panel as she tends to a patient at an Ontario hospital, on Jan. 25, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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Several Ontario hospitals are warning of higher-than-usual numbers of patients and longer wait times, particularly in their emergency departments.

Niagara Health, Oak Valley Health’s Markham Stouffville Hospital, and Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, are all advising patients to consider alternatives to the ER if their condition isn’t urgent.