The cornerstone of Alberta Health Services’ new program, which has not yet been implemented, requires outpatients to buy medications at their local pharmacy and obtain necessary infusions from medical clinics.
The letter, addressed to Premier Scott Moe, Health Minister Paul Merriman and chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab, doesn't make any specific policy demands or suggestions but rather hopes to spur momentum for further action without appearing political.
The tent is aimed at allowing hospitals to continue procedures like intubation, biPAP and ventilation, which can spray particles up to 10 metres away. The device is portable and so allows patients to be transported more safely within the hospital.
The researchers conducted 1,049 fit tests during the COVID-19 pandemic so far, testing 813 (77%) women and 236 (23%) men, using either a sweet or bitter spray to qualitatively test the fit.
The president and chief executive officer of Windsor Regional Hospital is quarantining after crossing the border into Michigan to source a rare medication for a patient in the ICU department.
Data provided by the B.C. government shows that as of Nov. 4 when there were a cumulative 16,135 lab-confirmed cases in B.C., the number of infections among healthcare workers was 1,442. Three months ago, the figure was 822.
Dr. Gibnet told CBC News Premier Kenney's response to the rising numbers—refusal to enact a lockdown, citing harm to businesses and Albertans' mental health—prompted the letter.
