coronavirus pandemic arrives, the continuing health crisis is taking a toll on the mental health of those on the front lines.It is a busy afternoon in the ICU at Scarborough General Hospital.
There are 37 beds, with nine COVID-19 patients to care for. These are the most critical of the COVID-19 patients in the hospital.The team is accustomed to a high-stress environment, but working through this pandemic is unlike any experience these front-line health-care workers have had in the past.“We’re right there at the greatest risks … what the public sees through the camera is not necessarily what goes on here,” explained respiratory therapist Kelly Cray.“It’s tiring, frustrating not being able to succeed in getting your patient past their.