The University Health Network (UHN) says the three intensive care units at Toronto General Hospital are at or near capacity as the health-care system struggles to keep up with demand.
The University Health Network says the three intensive care units at Toronto General Hospital are at or near capacity as the health-care system struggles to keep up with demand.
“Due to multiple factors including issues driven by the ongoing pandemic, we are experiencing a staffing shortage that requires this action.” Just three of the 73 critical care beds occupied at the hospital Monday were being used for patients with COVID-19-related critical illness, the report showed, indicating that a sudden rise in COVID-19 infections could easily exacerbate the already-precarious situation.
“The most important answer is not what I say, it's what patients and families feel,” Venugopal said.
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