Earlier in 2021, the AHS released critical care triage protocol that could be needed should a “major surge” of COVID-19 hospitalizations resulting in 90% or more occupation of the province’s ICU beds.
A joint letter from the chief medical officer of health, a senior government bureaucrat and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says COVID-19 should no longer pose a barrier to in-person practice.
The Progressive Conservative government says the Protecting Access to Health Services Act will also ban protests at the homes of patients who receive care where they live.
