Hospital Pressure
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St. Joe’s, Hamilton Health Sciences to reinstate mandatory masking for staffSt. Joseph's Hamilton is just days away from reinstating a mandatory mask policy for staff while encouraging visitors, families and patients to do the same.HealthSep 25, 2023
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RSV adding to Hamilton hospitals’ emergency visits, but not ‘a pressure point’ yetThe president of one of Canada's largest pediatric hospitals says respiratory illnesses in general, not just RSV, have helped pack its emergency unit in recent months.HealthOct 27, 2022
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Hotels being considered for use for rehab patients due to pressure on Victoria hospitalsIn an internal memo to rehab coordinators, Island Health is looking at moving people ready to be discharged out of the hospital and into a hotel before going home.HealthApr 26, 2022
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Alberta says surgery backlog has stabilized at 81,600 following latest COVID-19 waveJason Copping says the wait list stood at 68,000 cases before the pandemic began and has been rising and falling as waves of COVID-19 have swept through.HealthDec 9, 2021
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B.C. cancels 1,750 scheduled surgeries in Lower Mainland as COVID-19 hospitalizations surgeHealth Minister Adrian Dix says there is room in B.C. hospitals but staff are exhausted and the move is necessary to ensure surge capacity is protected.HealthApr 22, 2021
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