National Nurses Week shines light on pandemic heroes For National Nurses Week, two local nurses working on the front lines of the pandemic are sharing their experiences providing care and comfort for those who need it most.
Author of the article: Galen Simmons
Publishing date: May 12, 2021 • 51 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Especially over the last several weeks as patients severely ill with COVID-19 have been transferred to intensive care units less impacted by the pandemic across the province, the team of critical care nurses and support staff at the Stratford General Hospital have worked around the clock to provide care and comfort to those who need it most. (Submitted photo)
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A Stratford doctor who’s pitching in to help treat COVID-19 patients at one of the hardest-hit hospitals in the province is urging people in the Stratford area to comply with public health measures and get vaccinated.
“Get that first vaccination as soon as possible,” anesthesiologist Collan Simmons said. “All the patients I saw (at Brampton Civic Hospital) were unvaccinated, and some of them would have already qualified for their vaccination. Even a single dose will basically stop you from needing to go to hospital if you do catch COVID.”
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A Stratford doctor is doing what he can to help care for COVID patients in one of the hardest-hit regions of the province.
With some extra time on his hands after Stratford General Hospital reduced the number of scheduled surgeries during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stratford anesthesiologist Dr. Collan Simmons has volunteered to work 12-hour shifts in the intensive care unit at Brampton Civic Hospital.
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“Locally, we have reduced our surgical caseload as mandated by the provincial government, so that’s kind of freed me up to provide services outside of what I would do here in Stratford – doing on-call work and providing anesthetics for surgery,” Simmons told the Beacon Herald Friday.
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Huron Perth public health reported a new COVID-related death on Monday, the 53rd in the region since the beginning of the pandemic.
The death was recorded over the weekend along with five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 – one in Huron County, three in North Perth, and one in Stratford. A health unit spokesperson said Monday the person who died was a community member not linked to any active outbreaks, but further details were not disclosed “due to privacy considerations.”
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