Outaouais ER wait times 20 hours, 42 minutes and counting
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
Got an urgent medical problem? If you visit an emergency room in western Quebec's Outaouais region, prepare to wait an average of 20 hours and 42 minutes before being discharged or admitted to another ward in the hospital.
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