A Winnipeg woman whose golf-ball sized facial abscess burst while waiting for help during an emergency room visit questions whether Manitoba's doctor shortage played a role in her struggle to access timely care.
On Oct. 24, worsening pain from a abscess that "looked like a balloon" drove Rhonda Powers to seek care at an ER for the third time.
Twelve hours into waiting, the growth popped and she was then seen by an expert — something she was previously told would take seven weeks.
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