The closure of two operating rooms at the Lakeshore General Hospital in Montreal is “another blow” for the operating room nurses who will now have to work in intensive care to alleviate the increase in COVID-19 cases.
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“The nurses were very discouraged on Friday. They were crying. She has been giving their 200% for months, and there, they are still displaced, ”testified the president of the union of health care professionals of the West Island of Montreal, Johanne Riendeau. .
Nurses were informed on Friday of this new measure which will come into force on Monday. ” It’s very difficult. With every wave, there is something new happening. At some point, it will have to end, because the staff is out of breath, ”says the president.
In order to offset the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, the number of intensive care beds had to be increased.
We must address the increase in COVID-19 cases in intensive care which are currently in high demand, but not yet [au maximum de sa] capacity at the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. The situation is taken very seriously and all staff are mobilized: doctors, employees and senior management.
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Mélanie Araos, spokesperson for the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
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The CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal decided to close two operating rooms at the Lakeshore General Hospital on Monday, in order to be able to open four additional intensive care beds.
Only one team remained in the operating room for urgent interventions. The rest of the staff will be relocated, the union president said. “Nurses are overworked. They are tired. There is another blow to be told that they are going to have to work in intensive care, ”she said.
The union has been informed that this measure will be temporary. The situation will be reassessed in a month, said Mr.me Riendeau.
Mandatory vaccination
By postponing certain operations, the hospital will be able to have beds available for emergency patients. “Right now everything is taken [aux urgences]. The occupancy rates are high and there has been a huge shortage of staff for months, if not years ”, argued Mr.me Riendeau.
Two or three emergency room nurses are missing every shift on weekends, she said. On Saturday, the Lakeshore General Hospital had an occupancy rate of 116%.
The union fears that this shortage will be accentuated by compulsory vaccination in the health sector from October 15.
I don’t know how we’re going to make it through, because we’re going to lose qualified personnel.
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Johanne Riendeau, president of the union of health care professionals of the West Island of Montreal, on the entry into force of compulsory vaccination
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The situation is just as problematic elsewhere in Quebec. Currently, seven regions, including Montreal, the Laurentians and Montérégie, have emergency room occupancy rates exceeding their maximum capacity. “We can see very well that the staff shortage is everywhere,” exclaimed Mr.me Riendeau.
Increase in cases
The lack of personnel and the increase in COVID-19 cases in the province are increasing the pressure on the Quebec health system.
Public Health identified 821 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. New cases reported bring the daily average to 751.
The most recent data in the province show three new deaths.
The number of hospitalizations has increased: a total of 264 people are hospitalized, two more than the day before. There are 89 people in intensive care, against 95 the day before.
The number of tests carried out on September 17 stood at 32,195. The positivity rate is 2.4%, which remains below the threshold of 5% considered critical by the World Health Organization.
To date, more than 60,000 cases of worrying variants have been identified in Quebec since the start of the pandemic, including 45,6437 cases of the Alpha variant and 10,342 of the Delta variant. In the past week, 61.6% of the identified cases were the Delta variant.
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Cases by vaccination status in Quebec
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Hospitalizations by vaccination status
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More than 20,000 new injections
As of Friday, 21,000 additional injections were administered. Of these, 6,936 people reached out for the first time.
« [Vingt et un mille] doses were administered [vendredi], including more than 1000 doses to healthcare workers, but we must continue. It’s never too late to get vaccinated, it’s the best way to protect yourself and others, ”Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé said on Twitter on Saturday.
So far, 88% of the population aged 12 and over have received their first dose and 82% have received their second.
Emergency room occupancy rate on Saturday September 18
Normal
Abitibi-Témiscamingue: 59% Bas-Saint-Laurent: 58% Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: 57% Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: 75% Outaouais: 77%
Raised
Capitale-Nationale: 81% Center-du-Québec: 81% Estrie: 85% Mauricie: 91%
Very high
Montreal: 100% Chaudière-Appalaches: 103% Côte-Nord: 117% Laval: 118% Laurentians: 124% Lanaudière: 128% Montérégie: 129%
Source : Health Index
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