The B.C. Nurses Union says patients waited up to eight hours in the emergency room to see a physician at Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Friday.
It’s calling on Fraser Health to do more to relieve congestion and better support staff, after it claims patients were placed in shower rooms and in hallways.Â
“We had nurses in tears highly distressed about the quality of care they were able to provide,” said Christine Sorensen, the union’s acting president.
There are spikes in admission this time
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