As an ER doc, the rise of chair care is frankly demoralizing | Leters to the Editor | Page 24 | Unpublished
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Author: Nicole Feriancek
Publication Date: June 4, 2026 - 04:00

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As an ER doc, the rise of chair care is frankly demoralizing | Leters to the Editor

June 4, 2026
Crowding in Canadian emergency departments, as a direct result of almost criminal government inaction has indeed led to clinical workarounds such as examining patients in hallways, chairs and ambulance bays where privacy and patient confidentiality are regrettably largely expediently forgotten as we try to evaluate patients before they ether become critically ill or leave the ER in frustration. Read More


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Such a joy it is to cycle along bus routes, now that e-buses are becoming the norm. The absence of diesel exhaust full of deep dark nano-particles of carbon filling our right of way almost removes the sting of the poor condition of Ottawa's confusing and dangerous phalanx of bike lanes. Read More
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The walk to Fallingbrook Elementary is a short one. Two minutes tops, said Crystal Mask, who accompanies her daughter to school with her husband Garrett Hansen every morning. Read More
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