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	Podcast:		White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio
	Episode:		ENCORE: Virtual doctors for real ERs
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:26:41
	Publish Date:		2025-11-14 14:10:00
	Description:		Like many of Canada’s rural and remote communities, Mackenzie, B.C.’s hospital struggles to staff the ER. But once a week, a doctor hundreds of kilometres away fills in virtually. Many provinces like B.C. are using virtual care in ERs in an attempt to keep the doors open. But critics are concerned about patient safety and the need to balance virtual with in-person care.
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