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Aug 14, 2021 19 tweets 13 min read
We also need to talk about the pediatric bed situation in #BC.

While all hospital resources are limited, the number of pediatric beds cannot be rapidly increased b/c they need to be staffed by HCWs trained in pediatric care.

A thread.

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#COVIDBc #BCed #bcpoli According to Child Health BC, BC has 231 general pediatric beds and 27 (yes 27) pediatric ICU beds.

childhealthbc.ca/clinician-reso… from "Children's Medical Services Part 1 - July 2021"

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