Premier Doug Ford said the order will be in place until "at least" June 2. His goal is for Ontario to have "the most normal July and August as possible."
It also showed 72 per cent said there isn t enough staffing to provide quality patient care.
The surveys come as hospitals are facing capacity issues and staffing issues due to the pandemic s third wave.
Local hospitals have implemented intensive care unit (ICU) surge plans, shuffled staff and shuttered services to try to manage the influx of patients from in and out of the region. Hamilton Health Sciences has also been building a field hospital.
As of Tuesday, there are 135 COVID-19 patients in hospital and 62 in the ICU. There are also 23 infected hospital staff and 145 in self-isolation.
Nurses fighting for personal protective equipment
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
As the fight against COVID-19 continues it is more important than ever to support Canada’s innovative and cutting edge health care companies.
One-year extension in Ontario and expansion into Atlantic Canada to facilitate the adoption of Canadian healthcare solutions
As the fight against COVID-19 continues it is more important than ever to support Canada’s innovative and cutting edge health care companies. The federal government is committed to supporting Canadian businesses start up, scale up and access new markets to sell their made in Canada solutions around the world.
The CAN Health Network is an integrated market which reduces barriers to procurement so health-tech companies can quickly and easily bring their innovations to the healthcare sector. It serves as a platform for companies to provide solutions to meet the needs of Canadians and our healthcare organizations.
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HMI Group, a Southeast Asian private healthcare provider, has established a five-year partnership with German medical technology firm Siemens Healthineers.
WHAT IT S ABOUT
The partnership will see HMI Group investing over SG$32 million (about $24 million) to launch new medical technologies and digitalisation platforms. It will also look at building Centres of Excellence (CoE) to improve treatment and patient care options for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cancer, neuroscience and cardiovascular diseases.
WHY IT MATTERS
The partners intend to advance healthcare delivery in the region. As the care of our patients is at the center of everything that we do, our partnership will accelerate the adoption of connected health, thereby providing faster access to care, while building telehealth and predictive analytics capabilities at scale, all of which will go a long way in enhancing our patients journey towards a healthier outcome, said HMI Group CE
Posted: May 07, 2021 10:29 AM ET | Last Updated: May 7
A total of 208,740 doses of vaccines have been administered as of the end of day May 6, according to Hamilton Public Health Services.(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)