The entrance to the emergency department at Peter Lougheed Hospital is seen in Calgary, Alta., in August 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Nearly one in five Albertans who visited an emergency room in the past year reports leaving before receiving care, a new report says.
“A significant 18 percent of those who attended an [emergency department] in the past year reported leaving before receiving care, a sign of both the severity of wait times and the frustration experienced by patients,” says a recent report released by the Alberta Medical Association (AMA).
Olivia Gomm is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
