In a news release issued this week, The Hospital for Sick Children confirmed that ICU admissions at the downtown facility have remained low during the pandemic and the hospital has agreed to begin accepting some adult ICU patients if necessary.
Patients will only be transferred to SickKids once certain hospitals in the GTA have exhausted available capacity after activating surge plans and all transfers have been attempted to hospitals in neighbouring regions. The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units across Ontario hit a record high 510 on Tuesday and over the past month, experts, including members of the province's own science advisory table, have warned that tough public health restrictions are needed to prevent hospitals from becoming completely overwhelmed.
Thank you sick kids for taking on these patients and responsibilities.
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