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Concerns are growing among staff as Sask. hospitals reach their capacity limits (saskatoon.ctvnews.ca)
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Saskatchewan hospitals are on the verge of exceeding their capacity limits, according to documents obtained by CTV News.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Everybody calm the fuck down! We're busy punishing trans kids for existing right now. Once we're done that we have to get back to the ever present danger of drag queens reading stories about tolerance and acceptance to children in public libraries with their parents present and the danger of prize winning books that aren't the version of the Bible that we agree with in schools and public libraries. When we're finished those things we might have time to get back to rescuing healthcare building housing, and fighting inflation. That is if we don't get distracted trying to hurt the federal Liberals in the run up to the next election. You understand, right?

  • Saskatchewan government.

The terrifying this is that Conservative voters will all find at least one thing out of those first few items that they can get behind and are willing to sink the ship to blindly support.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

in all hospitals across Saskatchewan, people are coming in COVID-positive and ICU units are starting to become full. [...] the situation is escalating, with some hospitals resorting to placing beds in hallways.

It's never good when this happens :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I had to go to the ER in May (Regina Pasqua - not covid related). I was in the ER for 28(?) hours. Didn't take long to get in, admitted into ER at 11am. After a few hours I got moved to a bed in the hall way. At 7pm the surgeon "admitted" me to the hospital. Didn't get actually admitted until the next day... so spent the night and next morning in ER hall way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It sounds like your area has the same issue as mine: covid hit and there was a massive reorganization of health care labor. A bunch of people retired or moved to less patient-fronting are, others got sick and died or got long covid, more moved to different positions for more money or better work-life balance or whatever. In the end, the nursing homes are really understaffed and have a hard time accepting new patients. Which means the rehabs can't discharge to nursing homes, so they're backed up. Which means hospitals have difficulty discharging to rehab, so the wards are booked and there aren't a lot of openings for new patients. The ER has to accept the people who come in for treatment - but they can't get them on the floor in a timely manner, so people spend days in the ER waiting for a hospital bed.

Are you okay now?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are you okay now?

I am, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm really glad!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I guess sask. didn't get the news, covid is over. It's done, go back to normal. /s