Ontario's emergency rooms face mounting pressure, leaving patients waiting more hours for treatment

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New figures from Health Quality Ontario paint a troubling picture of the care patients are getting in Ontario's hospitals.

A combination of factors has left patients sitting in emergency rooms for longer periods of time before being treated. The Ontario Nurses Association says there are several reasons behind the crunch, including capacity issues that existed before the pandemic, a steady admission of COVID-19 patients and a shortage of nurses and physicians.

Matthew Bingley reports on how this pressure is causing burnout among some health-care professionals and is impacting the level of care for patients.