Island Health Sees Highest Spike in People Leaving ERs without Being Seen

BC Emergency Rooms See Surge in Patients Leaving Before Care, Data Shows

Close to 150,000 British Columbians went to emergency departments and left without receiving care between 2018 to 2024, according to newly released data. The new information, obtained by the B.C. Conservative Party via a freedom of information request and released July 23, shows that almost 142,000 individuals visited ERs in the province and left before getting medical attention in 2024, an 86 percent jump in walkouts from 2018—and a 160 percent…

Island Health sees highest spike in people leaving ERs without being seen

The number of patients across the ­province leaving ERs without being seen by a physician has almost doubled in the past seven years, with the biggest spike in Island Health.

Nearly 30,000 Vancouver Islanders left hospital ERs without care last year

Nearly 1 in 13 Island Health ER patients left without being seen last year. The post Nearly 30,000 Vancouver Islanders left hospital ERs without care last year appeared first on Victoria Buzz.