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Alberta shows a lack of improvement when it comes to emergency room wait times: report

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The median Albertan spent three hours and 48 minutes in the emergency room in 2024 — an increase of 54 minutes since 2020 .

The report recommends implementing immediate care centres following a model in France which caters to the “missing middle” for patients that don’t need an emergency room but are in need of a family doctor or primary care.

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English

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