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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
Waterloo region’s network of hospitals have begun to recieve patients from across the province following an emergency order allowing hospitals to transfer patients without their consent if those facilities are in danger of being overwhelmed.
Ontario issued two new emergency orders to ramp up hospital capacity
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Ontario has issued two emergency orders in an effort to boost hospital capacity during the pandemic’s third wave.
The move comes in response to recent rapid rises in hospitalizations, ICU admissions and the threat to critical care capacity.
The temporary emergency orders support the redeployment of health care professionals and other workers 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 resources are at significant and immediate risk of becoming overwhelmed.