Virtually-enabled Emergency Department (ED) at Georgian Bay General Hospital has successfully connected over 3,000 patients with MDs,with 97.5% managed virtually and only 1% redirected to the ED.The Ontario program has saved an estimated $1.4 million by diverting 3,065 patients from the ER between June 2022 and December 2024. This is based on an average of $475 per visit, using cost data from Scarborough Health Network and Canadian Institute for Health Information. In the last 3 months across Alberta, Rocke ...