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More and more people are waiting for alternate care in N.L.'s hospital beds

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Posted this 2025-05-23 1:57 PM NDT

Number has jumped nearly 200 people in five months

CBC NewsJenna Head

PC Leader Tony Wakeham says 327 patients are waiting for alternate levels of care, including seniors waiting to be placed in long-term care facilities. (Mark Quinn/CBC)

The number of patients waiting in hospital beds for an alternate level of care (ALC) in Newfoundland and Labrador has more than doubled in the last five months.

According to an access-to-information request filed by the Progressive Conservatives, which CBC News has reviewed, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services said 327 peopl…

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