Ontario transfers dozens more COVID-19 patients as GTA ICUs buckle under 3rd wave
Ontario hospitals have transferred another 26 COVD-19 patients from intensive care units struggling to cope with the surging third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted: Apr 24, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 24
Paramedics with Ornge ambulance service load a patient outside Scarborough General Hospital on April 8, 2021.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Peel expands hours at vaccine clinics, over 100,000 doses administered this week
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Last Updated Apr 23, 2021 at 3:38 pm EDT
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The Region of Peel is trying to get more jabs into arms by expanding the operating hours of its mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
As of May 1st, the Save Max Sports Centre location in Brampton will run from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. while the clinic at Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Medical officer of health Dr. Lawrence Loh says the longer operating hours will allow more flexibility for people who prefer off-peak appointments or who need to book appointments before or after work.
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Windsor Regional Hospital is again putting some of its capacity to use to help overwhelmed health partners outside the region with 40 COVID-19 patients from the Greater Toronto Area to be transferred to WRH by the start of May.
According to a memo by Windsor Regional Hospital leadership to all staff, the GTA patients will arrive at a rate of five per day, for eight days, beginning this Sunday.
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The memo states that it’s expected the incoming patients will require treatment in a ward or medical unit although its possible their conditions could warrant intensive care at some point during their stays.
Windsor Regional Hospital to accept 40 GTA patients to help with overcapacity in Toronto area
Windsor Regional Hospital will be accepting a total of 40 patients from hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area, the hospital said in a memo released Thursday.
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Windsor Regional Hospital will accept dozens of patients from the GTA in the coming week.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Published Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:25PM EDT Firefighters in Mississauga will soon administer vaccines to residents as the city prepares for the possibility that staff at its mass immunization clinics may be redeployed to support hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. At a news conference Wednesday, Mayor Bonnie Crombie said the city is finalizing a partnership with Trillium Health Partner to train firefighters on administering shots. We know that our hospitals are overwhelmed, and staff at the mass vaccination clinics may soon be recalled to help with critical care at the hospitals. If that happens, our firefighters will be ready to step up and keep getting vaccines in arms, Crombie said.