Alberta ER Doc Challenges Premier to Come on Shift, See Patients Wait in Hallways

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Alberta ER doctor challenges Premier Smith to join him on shift to see waiting patients

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Alberta ER doc challenges premier to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways

The head of emergency medicine for Alberta’s doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of those who wait.

ER doctor challenges Alberta premier to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways

The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of the those who wait.

Alberta ER doctor challenges Premier Danielle Smith to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways

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