Team of healthcare professionals reporting system capacity reductions. Account on break - check out @YYCCowboy to report capacity issues.
Alberta, Canada
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BedHuntersAB retweeted
We're hearing that clinics have been in receipt of 0-5 vaccine since Monday in preparation for first doses to be given yesterday but are waiting for an announcement from the Minister to turn on booking.
We'd love to hear from anyone with more info, especially @JasonCoppingAB.
From the DMs:
All of the towns circled in the north zone have some sort of ER closure over the long weekend.
From the DMs. Edmonton’s cancer hospital has closed 1 of its 3 acute care units for an undefined period of time due to staffing shortages.
From the DMs from a verified HCW source:
Approximately 20 joint replacements are cancelled this week in Edmonton due to lack of hospitalist doctors.
More closures.
Swan Hills Healthcare Centre will be closed overnight for an entire month (June 9 - July 9) due to nursing staff shortages.
Multiple closures across the province.
1. Wabasca-Desmarais ER closed overnight and no inpatient admissions until June 21 due to nurse staffing.
2. Lac la Biche - no MD coverage from 17-08h June 14, 24, 27, 29.
3. Barhead - no MD coverage from 19-07h June 17, 19, 21, 28, 30.
BedHuntersAB retweeted
Mike Ellis (UCP Minister) just took a question in QP. Rather than answering, he accused @JanisIrwin of not being visible enough in her constituency.
Janis Irwin! Even her cat is famous!
You can’t make this stuff up. Untrue, absurd, and disgusting. #AbLeg
BedHuntersAB retweeted
I dread Sundays. It wasn't always like this. Sundays were family days, filled with connection and good food with the grandparents.
From a verified source in the DMs re: Red Deer Regional Hospital.
Last night there was no MD coverage for Internal Medicine, Cardiology, or Plastic Surgery. They are also still on diversion for General Surgery.
Red Deer is the referral Centre for the central zone.
We’re back with some updates from the DMs. TL;DR - the pressure is rising.
Waste water data showing growing case counts.
UAH and RAH in Edmonton have rising COVID admissions.
FMC in Calgary keeping ortho wards as COVID units instead of converting them back.
From the DMs.
Peace River will have an interruption of operating room and obstetrical services this weekend.
From the DMs. Sturgeon Hospital ER in St. Albert has opened 4 extra beds in the old ER area (which was a storage space prior to COVID) for admitted inpatients. There are no code blue bells in this area.
