Toronto hospital capacity crunch prompts pediatric transfers to SickKids to make space It says patients who have a high likelihood of dying within a year will be lower priority and may not receive treatment at all if ICUs are full.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The document also says random selection for life-saving care could also be used if there is no difference in score when ICUs are overwhelmed.
Ontario hospitals told to prepare for out-of-region patients amid rising coronavirus cases The province warned last week that ICUs could be full by mid-February.Several ICUs in Toronto-area hospitals are already transferring patients to other hospitals to help ease the burden..