Sask. Medical Association president's letter warns physicians about 'tough times ahead'
CBC
Dr. Eben Strydom didn't mince words in a letter he wrote to physicians in Saskatchewan about what lies in the days and weeks ahead.
"I am frustrated. I am angry. I am exhausted," said the letter, which is titled "Tough times ahead, but don't give up."
Strydom, president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association, wrote the letter after the Saskatchewan Health Authority announced it was moving to Phase 2 of its surge plans.
That means some health workers will be redeployed to areas that are experiencing a high level of demand — especially intensive care units that are seeing a high number of COVID-19 patients.
As a result, some elective surgeries and procedures are being postponed.
"It is understandable to feel anger and/or disappointment with respect to these decisions. Your patients have and will continue to suffer and bear the brunt of the choices made by those unwilling to be vaccinated," the letter says.
There are nearly 3,000 physicians in the province, according to the letter. While that may sound like a lot, Strydom wrote, "We are going to need each and every one of us working together with our health system colleagues to provide the best possible care in the most arduous reality we could ever imagine."
