Frontline health care workers are renewing their pleas for help as emergency room wait times at the Red Deer Regional Hospital continue to balloon, hitting what doctors are calling "unprecedented" highs. The posted wait time spiked over the weekend, topping out at nearly 18 hours during the early morning hours on Sunday.
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Patient volumes in hospitals are returning to pre-pandemic levels, but there are shortages of health-care workers, while those who are working face burnout. As a result, services and procedures have been disrupted.