As the second wave of COVID-19 breaks across B.C.’s Interior, the increased number of hospitalizations is taking its toll on Kelowna General Hospital.
“Our system is not overwhelmed at this stage, but we do see a steady stream of people coming in our emergency department and that is always a worry for us,” Dr. Albert de Villiers told Global News.
According to numbers from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, on a per capita basis, the Central Okanagan has ranked high among new COVID cases over the last few weeks.
“We know that Kelowna has been one of the harder-hit areas of the province, and so we are feeling the pressures at the hospital,” said Mark Masterson, chief of staff at KGH.
READ MORE: B.C. nurses face increasing stress during COVID-19 pandemic: survey
So, in order to protect hospital resources, healthcare workers and vulnerable members of the community, three KGH doctors have penned an open letter to the public.
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