ICU

• Battlefords Union Hospital ICU closed for weeks, memo shows

  After a leaked document showed an ICU bed in Regina was closed weeks ago, another document has uncovered the ICU at the Union Hospital in the Battlefords has been closed for weeks.

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  Jul 27
  
• Infant gets sick after being given wrong breast milk in Toronto ICU

  Gabriele Forneris said his infant daughter later tested positive for cytomegalovirus, commonly known as CMV. The virus spreads through bodily fluids, including breast milk.

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  Jun 27
  
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• Manitoba government commits $30 million to expand Grace Hospital’s ICU capacity

  Manitoba is spending $30 million to expand the capacity of the Grace Hospital ICU unit by 20 beds, Premier Heather Stefanson announced Sunday.

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  Apr 30
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• Belleville General Hospital expands ICU

  Belleville General Hospital has expanded their ICU capacity by three beds.

  Health

  Apr 19
• Replacing ‘horrible beeps’ in hospitals can improve patient, clinician experience: McMaster researcher

  'What we're doing is just tweaking the sounds that they can convey just as much or maybe even more useful information, but they don't sound so awful.'

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  Feb 27
• New ICU in Fredericton scheduled to open in February

  The new ICU unit is expected to open with at least seven beds on Feb. 14, with the remaining beds contingent upon increased staffing levels.

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  Jan 27
• Lakeshore General Hospital unveils new ICU as it struggles with staff shortages, overcrowding

  The Lakeshore General Hospital unveiled its new intensive care unit as it continues to struggle with staffing shortages and issues of overcrowding.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
• Rate of flu, RSV increase appears to be slowing down: Ontario health minister

  Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says an increase in respiratory viruses that are driving a surge in pediatric hospitalizations appears to be slowing down.

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  Nov 17, 2022
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• B.C. hospitals’ intensive care units slammed with sick children

  'There's nowhere to sit, there's nowhere to stand. It's insane,' said a B.C. parent at BC Children's Hospital.

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  Nov 16, 2022
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• All available pediatric hospital beds in Ontario occupied: provincial data

  Data compiled by Critical Care Services Ontario shows 122 patients needed a pediatric critical care bed on Nov. 9, leading to an occupancy rate of 108.9 per cent. 

  Health

  Nov 10, 2022