๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 187(-7) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 "OPEN" Beds - 36 Remaining Available - Capacity: 84%. Let's get 'Today's very bad thread' going! 1/
EPSB Reported a absence rate of 5.31% for Yesterday (Dec 1) which is around 5,827 students out of class.
CBE Reported for December 1st, an absence rate of 7.17% or 9,196 students out of class. 2 CBE Schools had absence rates of over 17%. #MaskUp#RSVirus#influenza#COVID19 2/
*NEW* Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory care center, will close TONIGHT at 8pm due to staffing challenges. Anyone needing Medical Services can attend Rocky Mountain House, Red Deer or Innisfail ER's. Center is scheduled to re-open regular hours (730am to 10pm) Tomorrow. 3/
*EXTENDED* Daysland ER night time closure, has been extended until further notice. The ER will close Monday-Thursday from 10pm to 7am and remain open during the day Monday-Thursday & 24hrs Friday-Sunday. Closest ER during closure is Camrose (42KM) or Viking (59KM) 4/
*NEW* Cold Lake ER will close again on Sunday Night from 11pm until 7am on Monday December 5th. This closure is due to, no physician available for the coverage time. Closest ER during this time is Bonnyville ER (53KM). 5/
*NEW* Several DM's have been received, advising that Spirit River's EMS Air Ambulance has been placed out of Service for the winter months. Talk is that more changes could be coming, to the Air Ambulance services in the near future. 6/
*NEW* As reported earlier this afternoon, AHS is closing the Flames Rotary House at Alberta Children's hospital and re-deploying all staff into the Hospital to help. No new admissions are being accepted, and all patients currently there are to be discharged by Tuesday. 7/
A quick look at the ER's in Calgary / Southern Alberta - Reminder this does NOT include EMS Crews waiting to offload, or high acuity patients requiring immediate assistance. #MaskUp#influenza#RSVirus#RSV#COVID19 8/
And a spin around the Edmonton / Red Deer area - Reminder this does NOT include EMS Crews waiting to offload, or high acuity patients requiring immediate assistance. #MaskUp#influenza#RSVirus#RSV#COVID19 9/
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 200 (+13) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 "OPEN" Beds - 23 Remaining Available - Capacity: **90%**. Let's get 'Today's very bad thread' going! 1/
EPSB Reported a student absence rate of 5.91% for Friday December 2nd. This means around 6,466 students were not in class. CBE Reported an absence rate of 7.7% or 9,884 students out sick. CCSD reports 36 Schools, with absence rates OVER 10%. No exact numbers provided. 2/
In an email sent out by CCSD and posted on their website, they are now "Strongly Encouraging the use of masks in large group gatherings. This includes Christmas concerts, athletic events, etc., at schools that are not above 10% absenteeism." 3/
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 194 (+6) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 "OPEN" Beds - 29 Remaining Available - Capacity: 87%. Let's get this thread going! 1/
*NEW* Tofield Hospital's ER Department will close nightly, starting tonight from 8pm to 8am. The ER Department will remain open, from 8am to 8pm. Closest ER/EMS Diversion during closure is Camrose (54KM), Grey Nuns (59KM) or Strathcona (64KM). No End date provided. 2/
*EXTENDED* Boyle Hospital's ER Closure has been further extended, along with the full closure of the Acute Care department. The ER Remains closed nightly from 8pm to 9am. Closest Emergency/EMS Diversion during this time is Athabasca (46KM) 3/
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 188 (+3) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 "OPEN" Beds - 38 Remaining Available - Capacity: 85%. Let's get this thread going! 1/
Alberta Released COVID-19 numbers today, which sadly reported another 39 deaths in the last week. Admissions are down 30 to 1,077, but ICU Admitting is up 6 to 46 over the last week. #CovidIsntOver#COVIDisAirborne#MaskUp 2/
EPSB saw a slight drop in absence numbers, compared to the last few days. They reported an Absentee rate of 4.96% or 5,443 students. CBE reported an Absentee rate of 7.11% or 9.125 students. 1 CBE School had an absence rate of 18.6%. #MaskUp#RSV#influenza /3
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated Finally! Currently 185 (-10) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 "OPEN" Beds - 38 Remaining Available - Capacity: 83%. Let's get this shit show started! 1/
Well.. Thing's have taken a turn with EPSB Absences this week! After a downturn of numbers, things have climbed back up significantly. On Friday 4.9% of Students (5,358) were out of class and on Monday 5.06% were absent for 5,546 total students. #MaskUp#RSVirus#RSV 2/
CBE Had no school on Friday, so there was no numbers released. CBE for Monday reported an absence rate of 8.0% for 10,259 students out of school. 2 Schools both had absence rates of 18%, while the others varied between 5 and 17%. #MaskUp#RSVirus#RSV#influenza 3/
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers updated! Currently 194 (+2) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 221 (-2) "OPEN" Beds - 27 Remaining Available - Capacity: 88%. 2 ICU beds have been taken offline, which I'm going to make a safe guess is due to staffing. Lets get this started! 1/
Rimbey Hospital OB Closure, has now been extended until February 2023 as of Friday! The area has been without OB services since September 20th 2021. Sundre, Lac La Biche, Westlock, Three Hills & Whitecourt are among others that remain closed as well. 2/
A Reminder that Cold Lake's Emergency Department, will close tomorrow (Nov 21) from 11pm to 7am November 22nd and again at 11pm on November 23rd until 7am November 24th. Physician shortages in the area are behind the multiple closures this month. 3/
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers updated! Currently 192 (-2) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 (+3) "OPEN" Beds - 31 Remaining Available - Capacity: 86%. Apparently 3 ICU beds have come back online, after going 'offline' a couple of weeks ago! Lets get this show started! 1/
As reported on the AHS Influenza dashboard, there's currently 2,082 confirmed cases. Influenza A has the biggest jump going from 885 to 2093 cases in a week (+1191) and Influenza B going from 6 to 9 cases (+3) Hospitalizations jumped from 146 to 355 (+209) & ICU to 34 (+21) 2/
The sad news coming out of this, is a 4yr old has died from an Influenza infection along with 5 others in the province. From the ICU Stats Under 1 has 1 admission, 1-4yr old has 6, 5-9yr old has 3 & 10-19yr old has 4. 14 Under 1 & 47 children 1-4 have been hospitalized in AB. 3/