You have two options if you need after-hours medical attention: urgent care clinics or the ER. The ER is the best place to get specialized treatment for life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

As Deaconess envisions it, the Deaconess ER & Urgent Care adjacent to the hospital system's Lynch Road clinic will eliminate the need for patients to self-diagnose before seeking medical attention.

After the Tories consolidated hospital operations in Winnipeg, including closing beds, reducing staff and converting three ERs to urgent care centres, ER and urgent care wait times climbed above ...