Saskatchewan close to needing to transfer ICU patients out of province, in talks with Ontario
CBC
The Saskatchewan government is in talks with Ontario about the potential transfer of intensive care patients, according to the head of the province's COVID-19 emergency response.
Marlo Pritchard, president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, made the announcement during a COVID-19 news conference on Wednesday.
"We continue to work to maximize our critical care resources in Saskatchewan and keep our patients as close to home as possible. It is critical we have contingency plans in place should the situation change," Pritchard said.
No Saskatchewan COVID-19 patients have been transferred out of the province to date.
"We're close," said Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone, and the health system is prepared to transfer patients.
"It's going to depend on what we see in the coming days," Livingstone said when asked when transfers might be required, adding that some patients may not be stable enough to be moved.
Livingstone said the health authority is currently prepared to care for a total of 135 COVID-19 and non-COVID patients in intensive care, but that level of ICU patients hasn't been reached yet.
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