Posted: Dec 10, 2020 1:50 PM MT | Last Updated: December 10, 2020
Dr. Misty Watson at Rockyview General Hospital says they're getting daily notifications the hospital is full as beds fill up with COVID patients.(Submitted by Dr. Misty Watson)
Calgary doctors are facing distressing decisions, especially in intensive care units, as hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients.
As of Wednesday, there were 202 COVID patients in Calgary hospitals, including 36 in intensive care, pushing the facilities beyond 100 per cent capacity.
Despite new measures announced Tuesday, hospitals in the city are preparing for a potential doubling of the COVID numbers in the next two weeks because a certain proportion of cases being identified now will end up very sick.