QUESTIONS!
Q- Will new rules be enough to prevent hospitals bein overwhelmed, and when will we see effects?
A- Says it's up to Albertans to follow the rules to know if they'll work.
Hinshaw says it typically takes 1-2 weeks to see impact on cases, longer for hospitals.
Q- Will new rules be enough to prevent hospitals bein overwhelmed, and when will we see effects?
A- Says it's up to Albertans to follow the rules to know if they'll work.
Hinshaw says it typically takes 1-2 weeks to see impact on cases, longer for hospitals.
Q- Do you expect a challenge getting people on board and dealing with enforcement?
A- Hinshaw believes the majority of Albertans want to do the right thing. Says she's heard from biz that they want to follow the rules.
Adds that non-immunized are also inclined to follow rules
A- Hinshaw believes the majority of Albertans want to do the right thing. Says she's heard from biz that they want to follow the rules.
Adds that non-immunized are also inclined to follow rules
Q- do you have enough staff to enforce?
A- Dr. Yiu says they do have a finite staff, but she's confident they have enough inspectors.
A- Dr. Yiu says they do have a finite staff, but she's confident they have enough inspectors.
Q- Why force customers are vaccinated when employees aren't required?
A- Hinshaw says no other province has extended that requirement to employees, wanted to be consistent with those areas.
A- Hinshaw says no other province has extended that requirement to employees, wanted to be consistent with those areas.
Q- How are handling the workforce capacity issue?
A- Yiu says they are bringing former ICU staff in and using alternate staffing models.
Looking at retired staffing as well, working their "darndest" to create staff capacity.
A- Yiu says they are bringing former ICU staff in and using alternate staffing models.
Looking at retired staffing as well, working their "darndest" to create staff capacity.
Yiu says an ICU physician wrote her to say they are working as hard as they can to ensure no patient has to be transferred out of province.
Q- when will ICU be at its max?
A- Dr. Yiu says she doesn't know, they continue to look for expanded capacity.
Every day they're adding more space, and if they need to, they'll transfer out of province, hope it doesn't come to that.
A- Dr. Yiu says she doesn't know, they continue to look for expanded capacity.
Every day they're adding more space, and if they need to, they'll transfer out of province, hope it doesn't come to that.
Q- Has critical care been rationed aka triage happening yet?
A- Yiu says training has begun, hasn't started yet - it's a last resort
A- Yiu says training has begun, hasn't started yet - it's a last resort
Q- is there a max number of beds you can create?
A- Yiu says there is no specific number, they're still creating beds.
But they're seeing 18-20 new daily ICU patients.
A- Yiu says there is no specific number, they're still creating beds.
But they're seeing 18-20 new daily ICU patients.
Q- Was the contact tracing app a success in Alberta? Did it have any impact?
A- Hinshaw says she doesn't have numbers, but can work to find out how many uses the app had.
Says the app is no longer a foundational part of their response.
A- Hinshaw says she doesn't have numbers, but can work to find out how many uses the app had.
Says the app is no longer a foundational part of their response.
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