Alberta hospitals have a variety of room configurations, which includes two and four-bed rooms. The percentage of single bed acute care rooms under non-pandemic circumstances is approximately 30%.
As we continue to see high numbers of COVID-19 across Alberta and an increasing demand for our ICUs, we have the ability to safely cohort more than one COVID-19 positive patient in the same room, if space requires it.
We are currently cohorting some COVID patients together in two-bed ICU rooms at the University of Alberta Hospital. At some hospitals, ICU rooms already accommodate two patients.
“Double-bunking” patients safely & appropriately allows us to increase ICU capacity, & ensure we meet increasing demand on our ICUs. In the coming weeks, approximately 2,250 acute care beds, & 425 ICU beds will be allocated for patients with COVID across the province if needed.
In Edmonton, 20 additional critical care beds have been opened in the past two weeks, including 10 on the weekend. There are now 100 critical care beds across the Edmonton Zone. Today, 60 per cent of current ICU patients have tested positive for COVID-19.
As of today, 18 critical care beds were available for patient care. Total occupancy in Edmonton Zone hospitals is regularly over 120% of normal capacity. This occurred before COVID-19. In Calgary, 10 new critical care spaces opened over the weekend. ICU occupancy is above 100%.
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