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Hiring Staff Won't Fix ER Wait Times | Winnipeg News
Published 1 week, 1 day ago
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Wab Kinew’s government has hired over 4,700 new healthcare workers to ease wait times—but unions are skeptical. While ER staffing and facility expansion are underway, experts say the real bottleneck lies in a lack of long-term care options. Patients who should be transitioning out of hospitals remain stuck in ERs due to shortages in community support and home care, meaning more staff alone won’t fix the crisis.
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