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Publishing date: Jul 16, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 3 minute read • Brady Robertson s blue Infiniti G35 is seen here after he ran a red light at Torbram Rd. and Countryside Dr., in Brampton, and broadsided a white Volkswagen Atlas (top centre with a light standard on its roof) killing its occupants Karolina Ciasullo, 36, and her daughters Klara, 6, Lilianna, 3 and Mila, 1 on June 18, 2020. Photo by Court Exhibit
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Brady Robertson swivels in his chair behind his lawyer as the toxicologist outlines the cocktail of drugs in his system just after the fatal crash last year that killed a mother and her three little girls.
See where Ornge has moved Ontario patients to avoid hospital COVID-19 overflow
Since the start of 2021, air ambulance-ground transportation service Ornge and local paramedic services have rushed more than 2,100 patients to and from Ontario hospitals amid the pandemic to prevent ICU overcrowding. Here s a breakdown of the transferring and receiving hospitals.
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Emotional toll of Ontario s 2,000 patient transfers
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5:32There have been more than 2,000 patient transfers in Ontario this year, all to boost capacity for a hospital system under pressure. But while shuttling people across the province may help ease the burden from COVID-19, it s taking an emotional toll on families and frontline workers.5:32
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A Stratford doctor who’s pitching in to help treat COVID-19 patients at one of the hardest-hit hospitals in the province is urging people in the Stratford area to comply with public health measures and get vaccinated.
“Get that first vaccination as soon as possible,” anesthesiologist Collan Simmons said. “All the patients I saw (at Brampton Civic Hospital) were unvaccinated, and some of them would have already qualified for their vaccination. Even a single dose will basically stop you from needing to go to hospital if you do catch COVID.”
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