COVID-19 surge in Saskatchewan straining health-care system
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The Saskatchewan Health Authority says a full slowdown of all elective procedures continues as it deals with a surge in COVID-19 patients.
Dr. Susan Shaw says people are dying in Saskatchewan from a largely preventable disease.
Shaw made the statement as the Saskatchewan Health Authority says it continues to deal with a surge in COVID-19 patients.
“I work in the ICU and it’s already heart-wrenching to watch people die from a largely preventable disease,” said Shaw, the SHA’s chief medical health officer, during a conference call Thursday.
“And to add to that heartache, any need to make decisions about lifesaving care for all of Saskatchewan residents, only builds and adds to that tragedy.”
The health authority said it also continues to implement a full slowdown of all elective procedures without delay.
Derek Miller said the health-care system could be caring for 125 intensive care patients and 350 acute care patients in the coming weeks.
“Right now we know that over 70 per cent of our ICU beds are being used to care for a single preventable disease — COVID,” said Miller, the emergency operations centre commander, during a conference call Thursday.
“And at the same time, we need to ensure we have 50 ICU beds staffed to care for non-COVID patients who are not in control of needing critical care.”
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