People experiencing homelessness make up a disproportionate share of visits to Canada’s emergency departments, where doctors and nurses have become a frequent point of contact.
, eventually growing to 36. If the program is a success, the Alberta government hopes to expand it significantly. Across Alberta, there were 26,396 visits to emergency departments and urgent care centres by people experiencing homelessness last year. In 2020, there were 24,926. In 2019, there were 24,750.
The requirement from CIHI to collect the data took effect in 2018, and the agency expects to release national figures for the first time later this year.
Truly sad for Canada. The homeless are literally ‘dying’ in Ontario Canada because of lack of Shelters. The latest being in Peterborough which has drawn a lot of attention & memorials.
Keep voting liberal its working well.
Trudeau's reckless immigration and foreign students policies are destroying Canada.