KITCHENER A doctor who practices in the GTA and Waterloo Region said he supports a directive from the province moving chronically ill hospital patients into long-term care homes to free up space. Moves can be made without patient consent, provincial health officials announced Wednesday. A doctor needs to agree the patient s medical needs can be met in a long-term care or retirement setting. Dr. Asim Masood, the chief of staff at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, said he s seen the growing need to free up beds for patients with COVID-19. This directive supports the use of our beds more appropriately for the sicker, acute patients, Dr. Masood said. It is a welcomed relief.
Nurses needed to help hospitals cope with increased patient demand
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8 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, 1 death reported in Waterloo region Wednesday
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