๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 186 (-19) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 225 "OPEN" Beds - 39 Remaining Available - Capacity: **83%**. Let's get this 'Really Bad News Thread' going /1
EPSB reported an absence rate of 6.3% or 6,910 (+552) students away yesterday. CBE Reported an absence rate of 7.1% or 9.175 students away. CCSD Reported 32 (+1) Schools have an absence rate of 10% or Higher. #MaskUp#RSVirus#RSV#COVID19#Influenza /2
As I broke the news on Monday night, the Stollery Hospital has declared a Local state of Emergency.. But the Unelected Premier still thinks everything's fine! Redeployment.. Vacations Cancelled ๐คทโโ๏ธ.. /3
REMINDER - Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be CLOSED all day tomorrow (Dec 22). You're asked to call 811, Your family physician or take a road trip to Innisfail (42KM), Red Deer (25KM) Rocky Mountain House (62KM) or Lacombe (37KM) ER Departments. /4
REMINDER - Barrhead will once again be without Surgical or C-Section services starting tomorrow Dec 22nd at 7am until 7am January 1st 2023.. If you don't require an epidural or C-Section, OB Services will still be available. /5
*NEW* The AMA Section of Emergency Medicine, has sent a letter to the Acting CMOH supporting the call for Public Health Measures. 6/
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 205 (+9) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 225 "OPEN" Beds - 20 Remaining Available - Capacity: **92%**. Let's get this 'Really Bad News Thread' going /1
EPSB released it's Absence reports for Dec 16 & 19th today. On Dec 16th EPSB reported an absence rate of 5.1% or 5,579 students away. For December 19th EPSB Reported an absence rate of 5.8% or 6,358 (+779) students away. #MaskUp#RSV#RSVirus#COVID19#Influenza /2
CBE Updated its dashboard for December 19th, reporting an absence rate of 7.2% (+1.2%) or 9,223 (+1,605) students away. As no report for Friday was posted, I can only show the difference between Thursday & Dec 19th. #MaskUp#RSVirus#RSV#Influenza#COVID19 /3
Unfortunately AHS did not update the Dashboards tonight, so I don't have any numbers for how the weekend looked.. How ever hold on tight for the news updates below! /1
*NEW* Stollery Hospital as of today has declared, a Local State of Emergency for the site. This is due to the continued pressure from High patient acuity in the Critical Care Area's including PICU & Emergency Department. Redeployment of staff is possible + other measures. /2
*NEW* Beaverlodge Emergency closed today at 8am, and will not re-open until 8am tomorrow (Dec 20th). Unfortunately there was no available staffing coverage, as such the ER had to close. Closest ER for EMS/Patients is Grande Prairie (42KM) /3
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 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/
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