Moe apologizes for health service slowdowns as province races to keep up with ICU demand
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Saskatchewan’s premier has apologized to residents impacted by significant health service slowdowns related to COVID-19.
Healthcare services, including speech, physical therapy and certain surgeries, have been put off as the focus of support shifts to the province's problematic situation in intensive care.
Premier Scott Moe offered his apology in a one-on-one interview with CTV News.
"I apologize to them with respect to the fact we have had to slow these services to support our ICU capacity. Ultimately to support a disproportionate number of people that have made the choice to not be vaccinated,” Moe said Tuesday. ``They are a disproportionate number in our ICU beds… As I've said, fortunately we live in a nation where the provinces can support one another, but unfortunately, right now it's Saskatchewan's turn to receive that support."
As of Tuesday, there are 335 residents receiving hospital treatment for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan with 83 of those people in intensive care. The province said 75 per cent of hospitalized patients were not fully vaccinated.
