{"id":29745,"date":"2023-05-03T16:11:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinkresearch.com\/ca\/?page_id=29745"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:47:28","slug":"digital-front-door-ebook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thinkresearch.com\/ca\/resources\/digital-front-door-ebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleviating Strain on Canadian EDs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29745\" class=\"elementor elementor-29745\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5ed343 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5ed343\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-509cdc6\" data-id=\"509cdc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ab049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25ab049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinkresearch.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Alleviating-Strain.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkresearch.wpenginepowered.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Alleviating-Strain.png 713w, https:\/\/thinkresearch.wpenginepowered.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Alleviating-Strain-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2049b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2049b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alleviate Strain on Your ED Staff: Download the eBook Today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bbd35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2bbd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Virtual Urgent Care (VUC) program is a strategic framework designed to support your ED staff and nurses, empowering them to streamline workflows and optimize daily operations.<\/em><\/p><p><b>ED overcrowding, high patient volumes, and non-urgent visits lead to extended wait times, compromised care quality, and increased staff burnout. 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