Ontario hospitals directed to ramp down elective surgeries, non-emergent activities
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Last Updated Apr 9, 2021 at 4:27 pm EDT
A digital Intensive Care Unit room at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan, Ontario on Monday, January 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ontario hospitals have been directed to ramp down all elective surgeries and non-emergent activities effective April 12, according to the Ontario Hospital Association’s President.
Anthony Dale shared the information on his Twitter account late Thursday night, and said the move is due to a major redeployment of staff and resources that are “required to provide care for a large wave of COVID patients requiring hospitalization.”
Ontario hospitals to ramp down elective surgeries as COVID-19 cases surge
by News staff
Last Updated Apr 9, 2021 at 2:23 pm EDT
A digital Intensive Care Unit room at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan, Ontario on Monday, January 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ontario hospitals have been instructed to start ramping down elective surgeries and non-urgent procedures next week to ensure they have the capacity to treat a growing number of COVID-19 patients.
The president and CEO of Ontario Health – which oversees the province’s health system – told hospitals to make the move as the number of COVID-19 patients in the province’s intensive care units hit a new high.
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