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COLLINGWOOD, ONT. Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) joins other hospitals across Simcoe Muskoka that are slowly resuming elective surgeries following a six-week pause on non-emergent procedures. For Carol Dorey, the call to book her surgery can t come soon enough. I can t even do everyday stuff like make banana bread or cook because my hand gives out, she said of the pain in her wrist that has plagued her for years. Dorey was scheduled to have surgery for carpal tunnel, but it was cancelled when the province directed hospitals across Ontario to pause surgeries to make room for the growing number of COVID-19 patients.
BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY, ONT. Premier Doug Ford said the province would start vaccinating people aged 18 and older living in COVID-19 hot spots, including Bradford. The risk of exposure to the virus is heightened, with the variants of concern, and now more young people are testing positive, along with essential workers who can t work from home. They come home to their families, and they don t realize they are bringing the coronavirus into their households, and it is troubling, said Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Rob Keffer. Bradford resident Elaine Hermitt was shocked to hear the province flagged her town on Wednesday. It s surprising because I wouldn t believe that this would be a hot spot.
Hospitals brace for capacity crunch in third wave
CTV News Barrie Videographer Mike Arsalides In the midst of what health officials call the third wave of COVID-19, hospitals report some of the highest numbers of ICU patients since the second wave s peak. In Orillia, there is one COVID-positive patient being treated, yet seven of Soldiers Memorial Hospital s eight ICU beds are in use. The hospital s chief of staff says the more contagious variants have the potential to overwhelm the system. It is going to be worse in the sense of the virus being more easily transmitted, causing more serious illness and affecting a younger age group in the population, Dr. Nancy Merrow says.
BARRIE, ONT. In the midst of what health officials call the third wave of COVID-19, hospitals report some of the highest numbers of ICU patients since the second wave s peak. In Orillia, there is one COVID-positive patient being treated, yet seven of Soldiers Memorial Hospital s eight ICU beds are in use. The hospital s chief of staff says the more contagious variants have the potential to overwhelm the system. It is going to be worse in the sense of the virus being more easily transmitted, causing more serious illness and affecting a younger age group in the population, Dr. Nancy Merrow says.