Early and fast-moving flu season, continuing challenges from COVID-19 infections overwhelming hospitals, experts say
Ontario children’s hospitals are limiting surgeries and warning of lengthy emergency-room wait times amid a “triple threat” of respiratory illnesses that have forced pediatric intensive-care units to operate beyond capacity.
At the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, where a second ICU was recently created, administrators said they’re dealing with double the amount of patients than usual, with wait times approaching 11 hours on Saturday morning. CHEO said it is contacting patients whose surgeries are being affected.
Ms. Kazi was advised against taking her six-year-old son to the hospital after he was diagnosed with a respiratory illness last week to help ease the strain on children’s hospitals. When she asked a doctor for medication, she said she was told there was a shortage in amoxicillin for children, and her son was prescribed azithromycin instead.
“With good communication and strong community outreach and lowering barriers to masking, just like vaccines, you’ll see much better uptake,” he said.
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