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Sunnybrook Hospital offers ‘virtual emergency department’ appointments in 6-month pilot project

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Sunnybrook Hospital has launched a “virtual emergency department” for patients with urgent but non-life-threatening health concerns who would like to speak with a physician.The program, called “VirtualED,” opened Tuesday in Toronto and is a six month pilot project also involving Unity Health and the University Health Network.Sunnybrook said their regular in-person emergency department saw a decrease in patient visits during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic likely due to “fears of COVID-19.” Ontario announces new $60M facility for brain and mental health at Sunnybrook “By offering same-day virtual appointments with emergency department physicians, this pilot aims to reach patients in their homes so that they do not have to come.

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