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Northern Health launches website that shares real-time emergency department closures

CBC 22 Jan 2026
Northern B.C. residents previously had to rely on Facebook or word-of-mouth to learn of closures and disruptions ... .
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Informing about emergency department status in the North (Province of British Columbia)

Public Technologies 22 Jan 2026
Summary Northern Health launched an emergency department status website to inform people about service interruptions The webpage gives northern residents more information about current emergency department status for their health-care needs.
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Choosing Between Urgent Care and the Emergency Department: Advice From RWJBarnabas Health (RWJ Barnabas Health Inc)

Public Technologies 22 Jan 2026
From the busy cold and flu season to winter sports injuries and slips on the ice, it can be difficult to determine whether a sudden health concern requires a trip to urgent care or the emergency department (ED).
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Expanded emergency department at Peter Lougheed Centre set to open next month

CBC 21 Jan 2026
The long-awaited expansion and renovation of the Peter Lougheed Centre in northeast Calgary has officially wrapped construction. Altogether, the expansion adds space for 97 new patient beds ... .
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Wellington Hospital Emergency Department Went Into Code Red Nearly Twice A Day In 2025

Scoop 21 Jan 2026
An Official Information Act response released to the Labour Party reveals the department recorded 575 code reds between January and October ....
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Tauranga emergency department gets peer support workers (New Zealand Government)

Public Technologies 21 Jan 2026
Mr Doocey marked the milestone by meeting peer support specialists from Ember, who will work in the emergency department.
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ACEP and National Health Care Groups Issue Joint Statement on Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments (American College of Emergency Physicians)

Public Technologies 20 Jan 2026
... an increase in the number of emergency departments with pediatric equipment and supplies (90% to 97%) and the number of emergency departments with a pediatric mental health care policy (44% to 73%).
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Health Minister Announces Plan to Ease Overcrowding at Prince Hamzah Hospital Emergency Department

Petra 16 Jan 2026
During the visit, Al-Bdoor reviewed the preparedness of the Emergency Department, workflow procedures, adherence to approved medical protocols, and the attendance and performance of on-duty medical and nursing staff.
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Gastro outbreak affects 30 staff at Wellington Hospital emergency department

NewstalkZB 15 Jan 2026
More than two dozen staff are caught up in a gastro outbreak at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department ... – RNZ. .
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Olean General Hospital emergency department expansion clears zoning hurdles

Olean Times Herald 15 Jan 2026
OLEAN \u2014 An overhaul to the Olean General Hospital emergency department cleared its first local regulatory hurdles on Wednesday ... to allow for a 13,000-square-foot expansion to the hospital\u2019s emergency department.
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Flu Season 2026: What One LA Emergency Department Is Seeing (Cedars Sinai Medical Center)

Public Technologies 15 Jan 2026
People in Los Angeles County are increasingly visiting emergency departments with flu symptoms as cases rise nationwide ... Around the second week of December, we started seeing a lot of influenza patients coming to the Emergency Department.
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Rate of Emergency Department Visits for Alcohol-Specific Diagnoses, by Sex, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2003–2004 to 2021–2022 (NCHS - US National Center for Health Statistics)

Public Technologies 15 Jan 2026
A rising prevalence of alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits has been observed in the United States, increasing the burden on hospital resources (1,2) ... Alcohol-related visits to US emergency departments, 2001-2011.
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