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Canada’s Dysfunctional Healthcare System Fears ER Surge During Holidays

Health providers in Canada have expressed concern in the weeks leading up to Christmas and the New Year that the country’s overburdened healthcare system could see a dangerous surge in the number of patients in emergency rooms, encouraging prospective patients to exhaust other available options before going to hospitals.

An ambulance seen in the central Edmonton. On Friday, January 7, 2022, in Edmonton, Albert