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Three stabbed teens were driven from a party to a nearby hospital, only to find that the ER was closed. Their story is one of many (www.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/canada
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There appears to have been a large and possibly record-setting number of temporary ER closures or service interruptions across the country in 2023 so far, with CTV News finding hundreds instances where a hospital emergency unit, usually in a rural community, has been shut down for hours or days to Canadians seeking emergency care.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I'm in the U.S., and have a bit of a permutation on this.

I live in a sparsely populated county. But we have two hospitals and hundreds of doctors.

However, my insurer pulled out of the county in May. So it's a 70 mile drive to another county for urgent care.

I fell on Sunday and thought about making that drive. Instead, I decided to treat the injuries myself.

So we have plenty of open facilities. But it could easily cost $5,000 or so for routine treatment.