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Originally Posted by Lubicon

I think this nicely describes the situation. It looks like we have evolved to the point where people are going to manage their behavior to match their own risk tolerance rather than the government mandating behavior through restrictions. That's the path forward in my opinion. The health system seems to be coping. For some Covid is over, for others they are still taking a cautious approach.

I think that's up for debate. Typically pre-covid these wait times would be in the 1.5-3 hour range(which really meant most people were waiting 6+ hours). Right now:

4 hr 5 min Alberta Children's Hospital

6 hr 14 min Foothills Medical Centre

4 hr 5 min Peter Lougheed Centre


3 hr 0 min Rockyview General Hospital

4 hr 52 min South Health Campus

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca...waittimes.aspx


You are probably looking at a 10 hour wait unless you are really in trouble. Our EMS system is near collapse, experiencing red alerts regularly. I've been waiting well over a year to see an ENT specialist, with no appointment in sight. My assessment is that our healthcare system is at crisis levels, so it depends on your interpretation of the word "coping".