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In the spirit of giving — and public consultation — the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario has launched a live emergency department wait time tracker on its website.

The webpage updates every 15 minutes and displays the longest time someone has currently been waiting to see a physician. It also shows the number of triaged patients in the waiting room and emergency department treatment rooms, waiting to see a doctor.

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At shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, there were 44 patients waiting to see a physician. Three hours and 12 minutes was the longest wait time.

CHEO president and CEO Alex Munter tweeted about the new website addition. “When we consulted with families about what you wanted on (CHEO’s) new website, this was on your list,” he said.

The webpage urges viewers to come in to CHEO if their child requires urgent medical attention. “The sickest patients are always treated first,” it reads.

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