Headed to the ER? Here’s why you could now wait more than 48 hours to be admitted – CBC
Admittance backlog a result of aging population, overburdened medical system, national report finds
Jun 25, 2026
On Monday morning, Maureen Armstrong’s elderly mother suffered a fall and was taken by ambulance to a Windsor, Ont., emergency room. There, she waited more than 48 hours to be admitted.
By the time Armstrong spoke with CBC News on Wednesday afternoon, her 81-year-old mother was still waiting in the hallway for a hospital bed.
“It’s very noisy and volatile and there’s a lot of patients that might be unruly and things that security guards are taking care of,” Armstrong said. “It’s not really a healthy environment to be in long term.”
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hospital-patients-waiting-48-hours-for-admission-9.7248089
