A Vancouver emergency room doctor is expressing concern that some people with serious and life-threatening health issues may not be seeking the help they need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Daniel Kalla, the head of the emergency department for St. Paul’s and Mount Saint Joseph Hospital, says the hospital has had a drop in visits since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
He said most hospitals are at around 55 per cent capacity and he has never seen so many empty beds. “In the last three or four weeks, in particular, volume is down 40 to 50 per cent,” Kalla told Global News Tuesday. “Our big concern is that people with potentially critical conditions and time-critical conditions are staying at home and not reporting into emergency