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  "id": 641978,
  "title": "Gridlock by design: no excuses for bed backlog",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/gridlock-by-design-no-excuses-for-bed-backlog",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2026/08/12/gridlock-by-design-no-excuses-for-bed-backlog"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Imagine waking up in a hospital bed and being told by a doctor that you are well enough to leave, only to discover you cannot. Not because you want to […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}