Code Blue: A Global News series delving into Canada’s health-care crisis – National | Globalnews.ca:

“The biggest challenge right now that we’re seeing is just generally
how people in Canada are able to access basic health-care services
because it’s really happening across all aspects of the system,” Smart
said.

“What we’re really seeing is just the entire system is under
incredible strain. And the result of that is Canadians really
struggling to get the care they need in a timely way.”

Emergency
departments, in particular, are bearing the brunt of the many issues
plaguing Canada’s ailing health system, with many ERs across Canada
having to close intermittently in recent weeks and months. But experts
say what’s happening in emergency departments is a symptom of a number
of complex factors that are all coming to a head at the same time.

Code Blue: A Global News series delving into Canada’s health-care crisis – National | Globalnews.ca: “The biggest challenge right now that we’re seeing is just generally
how people in Canada are able to access basic health-care services
because it’s really happening across all aspects of the system,” Smart
said.“What we’re really seeing is just the entire system is under
incredible strain. And the result of that is Canadians really
struggling to get the care they need in a timely way.”Emergency
departments, in particular, are bearing the brunt of the many issues
plaguing Canada’s ailing health system, with many ERs across Canada
having to close intermittently in recent weeks and months. But experts
say what’s happening in emergency departments is a symptom of a number
of complex factors that are all coming to a head at the same time.Read More