Our hospital’s emergency department is experiencing higher than normal visits and admissions.
They are letting people know because of that, wait times may be longer than anticipated.
Officials say the higher than normal volumes are not due to any one particular cause but a variety of factors and illnesses.
The Hospital is currently in what they call surge capacity, with a 99% occupancy rate. They say 64 patients have been admitted to the Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit at Hogarth Riverview Manor.
A large contributing factor in Surge Capacity is the number of Alternate Level of Care, or ALC, patients who are waiting to be discharged to more appropriate care settings, such as long-term care, or home care. There are currently a total of 105 ALC patients admitted to both locations.
