SHARE ON: |
| |
| |
 |
 |
|
|
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe confirmed six intensive care patients from the province will be sent to Ontario.
Moe also said the province requested specialized ICU support from Ottawa on Monday.
A memo from the Ontario Critical Care COVID-19 Command Centre says that one patient from Saskatchewan is expected to arrive at The Ottawa Hospital on Monday. The memo was originally obtained by CP24.
According to the memo, three more patients will arrive at North Bay Regional Health Centre, Markham-Stouffville Hospital and Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Two more patients are scheduled to head to Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Humber River Regional Hospital sometime Wednesday.
“We recognize the stress this will cause the families affected,” said Scott Livingstone, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) CEO.
“We continue to work every day to maximize capacity to provide care as close to home as possible, but this decision is necessary to maintain the quality of critical care services our patients need. We are extremely thankful to our partners in Ontario for stepping up and providing this support.”
Moe said conversations about patient transfers are underway with the governments of Manitoba and Alberta.
The move comes as ICU admission in the province continue to reach pandemic highs.
According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), there are 335 COVID-19 patients in hospital on Monday, including 89 in the ICU – breaking the record of 84 patients set Sunday.
There are 124 people in intensive care units across the province, including COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.
The province’s usual ICU capacity outside of the pandemic is 79. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has been adding surge beds in attempts to increase availability.
Saskatchewan NDP Opposition leader Ryan Meili said his thoughts are with the families of those critically ill patients who are being sent out of the province for care this week.
“The decision that should’ve been made weeks ago isn’t to send people away, it’s to get the staff here on the ground to help people.”
Meili said he has spoken with the federal Ministry of Health and they have told him support is available in everything from testing and tracing, all the way to setting up field hospitals.
COST OF TRANSFERRING PATIENTS
According to Derek Miller, emergency operations centre commander with the SHA, it will cost around 20,000 to transfer an ICU patient out of the province – however that estimate does not include getting the patient back to Saskatchewan or the cost of supporting family members.
Miller said the province will foot the bill for one or two family members or support people to travel and stay near the patient while they’re receiving care outside of the province.
The SHA said doctors are following clinical requirements to determent which patients are eligible for a safe transfer.
REQUEST TO OTTAWA
During a telephone conference with reporters Monday morning, Miller said the ability to staff added critical care beds was the main driver behind reaching out to the federal government for help.
The SHA has redeployed 180 staff into ICUs across the province, according to Miller, but the healthcare system remains “significantly strained.”
Saskatchewan has asked the federal government for skilled staff to support ICUs, including additional critical care nurses, respiratory therapists and perfusionists – personnel who run a heart-lung machine, said Marlo Pritchard, president of the SPSA.
Pritchard said he doesn’t know the specific number of staff that will be redeployed to the province or when they will arrive, but he said the request to Ottawa includes all federal resources, including the military.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
5 am |
| 3 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: W 25 KM/H
GUSTING TO 51 KM/H |
|
|
 |
6 am |
| 3 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
WIND: WNW 26 KM/H
GUSTING TO 53 KM/H |
|
|
|
7 am |
| 3 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: WNW 27 KM/H
GUSTING TO 55 KM/H |
|
|
 |
8 am |
| 3 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: WNW 28 KM/H
GUSTING TO 57 KM/H |
|
|
|
9 am |
| 3 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: WNW 28 KM/H
GUSTING TO 53 KM/H |
|
|
|
10 am |
| 4 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: WNW 29 KM/H
GUSTING TO 51 KM/H |
|
|
|
11 am |
| 4 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: WNW 32 KM/H
GUSTING TO 48 KM/H |
|
|
|
12 pm |
| 6 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: WNW 34 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 KM/H |
|
|
|
|
TODAY |
HIGH OF 11 ℃
LOW OF 3 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
SUNDAY |
HIGH OF 11 ℃
LOW OF 3 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
MONDAY |
HIGH OF 9 ℃
LOW OF 1 ℃ |
| SNOW |
|
|
 |
TUESDAY |
HIGH OF 8 ℃
LOW OF -1 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
|
|
|
WEDNESDAY |
HIGH OF 12 ℃
LOW OF 3 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
|
|
|
THURSDAY |
HIGH OF 15 ℃
LOW OF 5 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
|
|
|
FRIDAY |
HIGH OF 17 ℃
LOW OF 6 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
|
|
|
SATURDAY |
HIGH OF 21 ℃
LOW OF 10 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
| Kinguin October Sale - 8% Off Games & Software! |
| |
| 8% off your favorite games and software with code SPOOKIEOCTOBER. Offer valid through October! |
| |
| Use SPOOKIEOCTOBER before October ends to save! |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
 |
MACKENZIE PORTER
FORECLOSURE
05:53 AM |
|
 |
ASHLEY MCBRYDE
BLACKOUT BETTY
05:49 AM |
|
 |
JUSTIN MOORE
THIS IS MY DIRT
05:43 AM |
|
 |
LUKE BRYAN
FOR THE KIDS
05:40 AM |
|
 |
RUSSELL DICKERSON
BEERS TO THE SUMMER
05:37 AM |
|
 |
SAM HUNT
LIBERTY
05:33 AM |
|
 |
RANDY HOUSER
AMERICAN DREAMER
05:29 AM |
|
 |
MADDIE AND TAE
SAD GIRL SUMMER
05:26 AM |
|
 |
JESSIE JAMES
WHEN YOU SAY MY NAME
05:23 AM |
|
 |
RILEY GREEN
CHANGE MY MIND
05:20 AM |
|
 
 |
