*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 191 (+2) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 (+2 Overflow) "OPEN" Beds - 32 (+2 overflow) Remaining Open - Capacity: **85%**. Let's get this 'Really Bad News Thread' going.. Hold on tight! /1
*NEW* Milk River ER re-opened at 8am, but has closed again as of 5pm tonight. The ER will NOT re-open until 8am February 8th, due to no physicians available. This is the 3rd closure in a week! Closest ER's are Raymond (60KM) & Lethbridge (87KM) /2
*NEW* Sylvan lake's Advanced Ambulatory Urgent Care Center closed at 2pm today, due to no physician coverage available. The Centre will also close again from 2pm to 10pm on Feb 8th. Closest ER's are Red Deer (24KM), Innisfail (41KM) Rocky Mtn (62KM) /3
EPSB Reported on 2/3 an absence rate of 3.7% or 4,063 students away sick. CBE did not report for 2/3 as school's were closed for the day. /4
AHS outbreaks - A new outbreak was declared at Westview Health Center and cases have grown in the Calgary zone since yesterday. Olds & Red deer have had their outbreaks closed. #COVID19#CovidIsNotOver#COVIDisAirborne#MaskUp /5
Here's a look at the Urgent Care/Emergency wait times in Calgary & South Zone. *REMINDER* These times do NOT include EMS Crews waiting, nor those arriving requiring immediate medical intervention. #MaskUp#COVID19#RSV#influenza /6
Here's a look at the wait times in Red Deer, Edmonton & Grande Prairie. *REMINDER* These times do NOT include EMS Crews waiting, nor those arriving requiring immediate medical intervention. #MaskUp#COVID19#RSV#influenza /8
*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 189 (-3) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 (+2 Overflow) "OPEN" Beds - 34 (+2 overflow) Remaining Open - Capacity: **84%**. Let's get this 'Really Bad News Thread' going.. Hold on tight! /1
*NEW* Tofield's ER Closure has been extended to March 2nd. The ER continues to close from 8pm to 8am daily. Closest ER's during this time are Camrose (54KM), Grey Nuns (58KM), Strathcona (65KM) Vegreville OR U of A (70KM) & Viking (69KM). /2
*NEW* Milk River continues to see its ER Closed due to no physicians. The ER Closed at 5pm on Feb 3rd and will not open until 8am tomorrow Feb 6th. Hospital also closed last week for same reasons. Closest ER's are Raymond (60KM) & Lethbridge (87KM) /3
I'm baaaaaaaaack... 4 days off and boy oh boy.. *NEW* AHS ICU Numbers Updated! Currently 177 (-6) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 223 (+2 Overflow) "OPEN" Beds - 48 Remaining Open - Capacity: **79%**. Lets get this 'Really bad news thread' going! /1
*NEW* After multiple nightly closures, Elk Point ER Department is now closed nightly from 7pm to 7am daily. Lack of registered nurses is being posted as the reason. Closest ER's are St. Paul (37KM), Bonnyville (53KM) or Two Hills (77KM) /2
Beaverlodge Hospital saw its ER Closed on Friday night at 5pm, until 8am Saturday morning due to no nurses available. EMS Units & Patients were re-directed to Grande Prairie (42KM) for medical attention. /3
🧵*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 🤷♂️.. /3
🧵*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
🧵*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/