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Originally Posted by bizaro86
He's right about many people at the ER not needing ER level care. People who need burns dressed, stitches, a cast for a broken bone, etc all need care urgently, but don't need a full ER.
We don't have an alternative for them right now, but we should.
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Hence my comment about how the system is designed and executes…
What you and I and GGG think an ER *should be* does not match what actually is.
If the AB/ON governments wanted ERs to be only for emergencies, they would be. As it is, they are a collection place and dumping ground for everything.