COVID-19 patients in need of urgent care.Hundreds of COVID-19 ICU patient transfers planned as Ontario braces for ‘horrific’ 2 weeksElliott says hundreds of patients currently in hospital are waiting to be discharged to a long-term care home.She says transfers without consent will only be done in the most urgent situations.Elliott also says the transfers will only take place if the patients’ medical team is confident the move will not compromise their condition.
Pushing Ontario’s ICUs to the brink: How some hospitals are preparing for the worst “The spread of COVID-19 variants continues to pose a significant threat to our health system’s critical care capacity and the lives of Ontarians,” said Elliott on Wednesday.“While this is an.