Saskatoon ICUs maxed out because of COVID-19, patients diverted to smaller centres

[Goodtime]

Hell of a good day to bury fencelines in this area.

[Herc]

Well gee I don’t know they just announced Saskatoon won’t be taking any out of town icu patients. I guess that means they will then? Lmao 😂
Rural patients will be getting second rate care is what that means. They’ve gutted too many smaller centres they should have had more Regional centres at least all with top end capebilities. they don’t have that.
Most people if they have something serious just bypass the local hospital because it just wastes time while they figure out what to do without any useful equipment. Moe should announce where people should go now.

re read the post big wheelie. if you need a ventilator you get shipped out. North Battleford, Prince Albert, Lloydminster are all capable of hooking up a ventilator for severe pneumonia. Major trauma, stroke, or any other emergency you get admitted to Saskatoon. Oh but you didn’t read did you.....oops....

[tweety]

So what the hell do you want ?
Just an argument ?
Most of us on here are probably doing all we can to avoid it
Most of us have had flu shots ?
What are you looking for on here exactly?

Have you ever read the posts on Agriville? Months of calling Covid a hoax and now all of sudden you believe medical professionals?

[Guest]

Have you ever read the posts on Agriville? Months of calling Covid a hoax and now all of sudden you believe medical professionals?

Get some help

[the big wheel]

re read the post big wheelie. if you need a ventilator you get shipped out. North Battleford, Prince Albert, Lloydminster are all capable of hooking up a ventilator for severe pneumonia. Major trauma, stroke, or any other emergency you get admitted to Saskatoon. Oh but you didn’t read did you.....oops....

You must live in the city when they say this it will be at best major confusion it was before covid for rural residents. Time is something we don’t have out here when something unfortunate happens. It should have been made much more clearer than what it is as to what’s going on.

[zeefarmer]

What’s the plan if you get seriously hurt?

If you don't move you don't get hurt. Good union guy told me that.

[Oliver88]

Think about who has been dying. Old folks homes or around 10 to 12% death rate. Given the farmer age demographic, you can be sure to fall into that 3 or 4% death rate.

But death isn't the only outcome. Long term effects, cardiac, brain, lung etc can easily end your farming career. These numbers are much harder to arrive at since they are lumped into recovery - just meaning you're not dead.

Medical Doctors, immunologists, virologists, infection control have spent a lifetime studying diseases, maybe its time to start listening to them rather then facebook and twitter.

And yet socialists like Chucky and his NFU buddies were flocking in groups of 1000’s or more to protest the police. You, Glen and all leftists should lead by example and spend the winter in your basements wearing N95 masks since being outdoors is risky between viruses and global warming.

[therealnorthernf]

I don't get the concern about ventilators being in short supply... Didn't the Federal Liberals contract with a defeated Liberal MP to supply a bunch of new ones to the health system... I also thought all the provincial gov'ts ordered more... was this from the same newly formed company that the Feds ordered from????

maybe the Health system will balance its self..

[Jay-mo]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-hospitals-hit-overcapacity-1.3464285 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-hospitals-hit-overcapacity-1.3464285

Here's a bit of perspective. Make sure you note the date of the article.

So nobody read the article.

Here's the crux and the spoiler:

From the article "Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital and Royal University Hospital are at a "critical overcapacity situation," according to the Saskatoon Health Region."

Spoiler: It's from February 2016

[tweety]

Get some help

It's ok to be embarrassed you were initially wrong and lash out now. At least people are coming around to the realities told to them months ago by medical professionals.

[chuckChuck]

Jay-Mo, Yup at the time they were expecting a few weeks of increased hospitalizations due to flu and were facing pressure. Now imagine that the whole country is facing a covid pandemic plus flu, plus the mental stress that goes with it and we're just beginning to see a serious ramp up in covid cases and hospitalizations that might get much worse!

You still think it is nothing to worry about? Have you seen the faces and listened to the tone of Premier Kenney, Moe, and Palliser? do they look like they have nothing to worry about?

[blackpowder]

I will do my part. Follow guidelines. And let someone else do the worrying.

[newguy]

Economy can not ever be back to normal until covid is under control.You open up everything while covid is out there and the 60 plus people will quit going on holidays out to eat and the list goes on.Much of the economies disposable money is in the hands of the 60 plus people.Not a group of consumers you want to ignore.

[Guest]

It's ok to be embarrassed you were initially wrong and lash out now. At least people are coming around to the realities told to them months ago by medical professionals.

oh im not embarrassed at all
but you should seek professional help , all the signs are there
but answer the question, "WTF are you looking for on here?"

[fjlip]

Feb 2019... http://https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20190205/bad-flu-seasons-test-us-hospitals http://https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20190205/bad-flu-seasons-test-us-hospitals

2018...
http://https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/ http://https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/