Webjain says canadians are waiting in emergency departments with serious illnesses for 10 to up to 32 hours. Webovercrowded emergency rooms and long waits for care are frustrating patients and staff as respiratory season hits parts of the country where bed shortages,. Webthey say 8. 4 per cent of patients are now leaving the er without ever seeing a doctor โ€” nearly triple the 2. 9 per cent recorded between 2020 and 2021.