Toronto General Hospital under 'critical care bed alert,' says ICUs at full capacity
Toronto General Hospital under 'critical care bed alert,' says ICUs at full capacity
"Due to multiple factors including issues driven by the ongoing pandemic, we are experiencing a staffing shortage that requires this action," Gillian Howard, spokesperson for University Health Network, which includes Toronto General Hospital, said in the email. ONA president Cathryn Hoy said on Monday that over the weekend, hospitals had to close units, reduce the number of beds or redirect patients to other locations. She called the situation a "disaster" and warned that the staffing shortages seen in hospitals across the province on the weekend will only get worse.
The alert also comes amid a growing chorus of opposition MPPs calling for on Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones to provide tangible solutions to what they say is a crisis facing the province's health-care system.Jones told The Canadian Press on Tuesday that the provincial government is looking at how to get more internationally trained nurses working in the province in order to ease staffing shortages.
She said the government will introduce "additional measures" to boost capacity, and specifically mentioned a backlog of internationally trained health workers waiting for certifications.
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