Intensive Care Unit

• Ontario nurse with COVID-19 meets newborn son one week after birth

  "It was so hard because I was in my third trimester so it was very difficult to differentiate what was pregnancy and what was something else," she recalled.

  Canada

  Jun 9
• COVID-19: Saskatchewan opens its hospitals to ICU patients from Manitoba

  With COVID-19 hospitalizations dropping in Saskatchewan, the province is now accepting patients from Manitoba where hospitals are struggling to cope with rising caseloads.

  Canada

  May 26
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• ‘It is safe to open up’: Toronto ICU doctor optimistic about Ontario’s 2nd pandemic summer

  "I think it's essential that we open up somewhat and especially the outdoor activities. I think that's necessary."

  Health

  May 18
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• Pressure felt in Saskatoon’s critical care system, province says its ready to manage

  Pressure is being felt inside Saskatoon's critical care system. However, the province says it's ready to manage a possible surge.

  Canada

  May 14
• COVID-19: Nova Scotia hospital system on brink of being overwhelmed by 3rd wave

  Nova Scotia's top COVID-19 critical care doctor says the hospital system is on the brink of being overwhelmed.

  Health

  May 5
• ‘I’m seeing things I’ve never seen in my life’: Doctor paints bleak picture of Regina ICUs

  Dr. Jeffrey Betcher is the critical care lead in Regina. Since the pandemic began, he’s helped plan for the surge of COVID-19 in hospitals and shares what he is seeing in ICUs.

  Health

  Apr 30
• COVID-19: Peterborough Regional Health Centre ‘serious but stable’ as patient transfers increase

  The hospital reports there have been 38 patient transfers from the GTA to date in April, bringing the total since Jan. 1 to 62.

  Health

  Apr 28
• Chef known for bringing New Orleans cuisine to Regina dies following battle with COVID-19

  Chef Warren Montgomery was the owner and operatorer of The Big Easy Kitchen, serving up southern comfort food in Regina. He died following a battle with COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 20
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• Saskatchewan premier declines opposition’s invitation to tour Regina ICU

  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has declined Opposition NDP Leader Ryan Meili's invitation to tour intensive care units in Regina.

  Canada

  Apr 20
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• ‘Sicker and younger’: Toronto ICU copes with pressure during 3rd wave of COVID

  Her condition rapidly deteriorated and she had to be placed on a ventilator, suffering a cardiac arrest after the intubation process.

  Health

  Apr 15