Ontario Supporting Health System Response During Third Wave of COVID-19
Action being taken to maximize capacity and preserve resources needed to care for patients
TORONTO In response to the recent and rapid rise in hospitalizations, ICU admissions and the threat to the province s critical care capacity, the Ontario government is issuing two emergency orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA). These orders will maximize system capacity, ensuring that hospitals have the resources required to provide care for patients and save lives.
These temporary emergency orders will support the redeployment of health care professionals and other workers currently working in Ontario Health and Home and Community Care Support Services organizations to hospitals. They will also provide hospitals with the flexibility to transfer patients to alternate hospital sites in situations where a hospital s resources are at significant and immediate risk of becoming ov