Alberta Health Services, the province\u0027s health\u002Dcare provider, said in a statement Wednesday intensive care unit capacity sat at 87 per cent — just slightly…
Her biggest fear, she said, is that doctors will need to triage patients should hospitalizations continue to mount.
Alberta Health Services, the province’s health-care provider, said in a statement Wednesday there were 258 intensive care beds in the province, which includes 85 added spaces. It said intensive care unit capacity sat at 87 per cent — just slightly below a seven-day average of 91 per cent.Article contentMithani said the government needs to listen to frontline health-care workers and implement stronger public health restrictions to prevent the health system from crumbling.
On Friday, the Government of Alberta reinstated an indoor mask mandate for public spaces and an alcohol sales curfew at 10 p.m. It also announced a $100 incentive for unvaccinated Albertans who get their shots in response to an intensifying crisis.
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