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The $250-an-hour Band-Aid: How this small hospital keeps its emergency room open

The $250-an-hour Band-Aid: How this small hospital keeps its emergency room open

The family doctor shortage in northeastern Ontario has caused some emergency rooms to close, but what may not be publicly known is how many others are on the brink of going dark due to a lack of physicians.

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