See where Ornge has moved Ontario patients to avoid hospital COVID-19 overflow
Since the start of 2021, air ambulance-ground transportation service Ornge and local paramedic services have rushed more than 2,100 patients to and from Ontario hospitals amid the pandemic to prevent ICU overcrowding. Here s a breakdown of the transferring and receiving hospitals.
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Posted: May 14, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 14
Emotional toll of Ontario s 2,000 patient transfers
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5:32There have been more than 2,000 patient transfers in Ontario this year, all to boost capacity for a hospital system under pressure. But while shuttling people across the province may help ease the burden from COVID-19, it s taking an emotional toll on families and frontline workers.5:32
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Chesley hospital’s emergency room remains closed overnight, due to a shortage of nurses and increased demands on them due to COVID-19, the hospital corporation’s president and CEO said Friday.
The department has been closed from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. since September 2019, to ensure patient and staff safety, hospital officials have said.
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Of the 11 emergency departments in Grey-Bruce, Chesley’s hospital is the only one without 24/7 emergency room coverage.
It takes a skilled, experienced nurse to work in the emergency department, particularly overnight when they are by themselves and may encounter any health emergency, Michael Barrett, South Bruce Grey Health Services’ president and CEO, said in an interview Friday.