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‘Situation is worrying’: Lakeshore General Hospital grapples with multiple COVID-19 outbreaks

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COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire continues to be cause for concern.Last Friday stretcher occupancy rates in the emergency department reached 132 per cent, resulting in health authorities asking the public to avoid the ER in a bid to ease pressure on both the ER and the hospital’s clinical teams.Almost one week later, occupancy rates have dropped slightly to 112 per cent, with 35 beds out of 31 occupied.Not only is the ER at full capacity, but the hospital, which is designated to treat COVID-19 patients, is dealing with confirmed outbreaks in four units, on top of dealing with staff shortages.

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