Canadian doctors criticize overcrowding in emergency rooms, say patients were treated in supply closets

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Canadian doctors criticize overcrowding in emergency rooms, say patients were treated in supply closets
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Three doctors at a Nova Scotia hospital have spoken out about untenable conditions there, including emergency room overcrowding that is so bad patients are being treated in supply closets.

reported that Dr. Rob Miller, Dr. Rebecca Brewer and Dr. Keith MacCormick all spoke out about the situation at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville to administrators a year ago, but no progress is being made.

Miller, who has worked in the hospital's emergency room for 14 years, told CBC"I mean, they're basically acting like there is no crisis and heavy handed, top down approaches don't work."

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