Hospitals Struggle to Cope With Increase in COVID Patients

Hospitals Struggle to Cope With Increase in COVID Patients
Paramedics transport a man to the emergency department of the Mississauga Hospital in Mississauga, Ont., on Nov. 19, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
Shane Miller
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As COVID-19 cases rise and hospitals in many parts of the country face rapid increases in patients, there are concerns about the ability of the health-care system to cope with the influx and still deliver a certain quality of care.

In the third week of November, the situation in Ontario’s hospitals reached a critical point, with 150 patients in the province’s intensive care units. That number crossed a threshold that the government had indicated could lead to cancelled surgeries.