Check hospital wait times online
Posted Jul 27, 2011 10:46 pm.
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Calgary hospitals are taking a step forward in emergency health care.
Local emergency rooms will now post their estimated wait times on-line, providing patients with more options.
Those looking for care will be given up-to-the-minute approximation of how long it will take to see a doctor for a moderate amount of care.
Officials are hoping this new tool will revolutionize health care across the country.
Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky calls it an important tool for not just the city but the country as a whole.
Alberta Children’s Hospital, Foothills, Peter Lougheed, and Rockyview are all online, as well as two other urgent care centres.
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