12 ICU nurses among federal supports headed to Manitoba as COVID-19 batters hospitals
A dozen out-of-province critical care nurses are coming to Manitoba this week as part of a federal government response to help the province manage a crush of COVID-19 patients that continue to strain hospitals.
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Critical care nurses will allow Manitoba to open at least 3 more ICU beds, chief nursing officer says
Posted: May 25, 2021 12:40 PM CT | Last Updated: May 25
Manitoba is expected to receive federal support in the form of dozens of staff to help manage the third wave in the province.(Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Four more critically ill COVID-19 patients have been moved to hospitals in Ontario as Manitoba struggles to create room in its strained intensive care units.
Feds to Deploy Manpower, Testing Capacity to Aid Manitoba’s COVID-19 Surge
Ottawa announced it would send a range of support including epidemiologists and increased testing capacity to Manitoba in response to the premier’s call for federal help to cope with the province’s surging COVID-19 cases and overflowing intensive care units.
“A critical part of our fight against COVID-19 is the support we have provided to provinces and territories,” Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said in a statement Monday. “Today, departments and agencies across the federal government have again come together to support our fellow citizens in Manitoba.”
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Manitoba officials comments about unvaccinated COVID-19 ICU patients skew reality, says critical care doctor
A critical care physician is calling out Manitoba officials for allegedly making unfair claims that the province s intensive care wards are filled with mostly unvaccinated people.
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Posted: May 23, 2021 9:08 AM CT | Last Updated: May 23
Recent comments made by Manitoba officials are slightly skewing the circumstances of some COVID-19 ICU patients, says Dr. Kendiss Olafson, a critical care physician in Winnipeg.(Submitted by Kendiss Olafson)