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In the U.S., the average wait time for a first-time appointment is 24 days (≈3 times faster than in Canada); wait times for Emergency Room (ER) services averaged 24 minutes (more than 4x faster than in Canada); wait times for specialists averaged between 3–6.4 weeks (over 6x faster than in Canada). [57]
Canada's wait time on emergency services was the longest of the 11 nations, with 29% of Canadians reporting that they waited for more than four hours the last time they went to an emergency department. Canada also had the longest wait time for specialist appointments, with 56% of all Canadians waiting for more than four weeks.
Wait times to get through via the 800 number were more than 25 minutes in November 2021, jumping to about 40 minutes in January 2022. Wait times in fiscal 2023, which ended Sept. 30, averaged 35.8 ...
In Ontario, paramedics are certified to administer symptom relief medications under a base hospital physician's license. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has established a minimum standard of care for the province, [17] but base hospitals can add medications at their discretion. The number and type of medications beyond the minimum ...
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) (401 Smyth Road) Montfort Hospital (713 Montreal Road) National Defence Medical Centre (713 Montreal Road) The Ottawa Hospital campuses: Riverside Hospital (1967 Riverside Drive) General Hospital (501 Smyth Road) Civic Hospital (1053 Carling Avenue) Queensway Carleton Hospital (3045 Baseline Road)
Existing federal social security programs were modified to provide additional financial support to their recipients. Canada Child Benefit payments were given a one-time increase of $300 per child, [3] the Goods and Services Tax (GST) credit for the 2019 tax year was doubled, [4] and personal income tax deadlines for 2019 were extended.