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Over one million Canadians left ERs untreated in 2024, with rising rates and strain on primary care.
A new study by the Montreal Economic Institute reveals that about 8% of Canadians who visited emergency rooms in 2024 left without treatment, totaling over one million cases.
The rate varies by province, with Nova Scotia at 10% and Manitoba at 13.2%, both above the national average of 7.8%.
In Ontario, the number of untreated patients rose 31% between 2019 and 2024.
Half of those who left had semi-urgent or non-urgent conditions, highlighting a strain on primary care access.
The report recommends expanding nurse practitioners’ roles, broadening pharmacists’ scope, and creating non-governmental immediate care centers to reduce ER pressure.
Más de un millón de canadienses dejaron las salas de emergencias sin recibir tratamiento en 2024, con tasas crecientes y presión sobre la atención primaria.