COVID-19 patients who show up to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and require “a higher level of care” are being sent to Edmonton and Calgary as the hospital is “currently facing capacity issues,” according to Alberta Health Services.In a statement to Global News, the health authority did not provide further details about how many patients have been diverted and how they are being transported.Red Deer is located in AHS’ Central zone, a region whose health-care capacity is being stretched particularly thin.“In the Central zone, we currently have 26 ICU beds, including 14 additional spaces,” Gregory Harris, a senior communications adviser with AHS, told Global News on Friday night.“Central zone ICU is operating at more than 100 per cent.