Following consecutive days of emergency rooms in four of its hospitals operating well beyond capacity, management at the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS announced yesterday that a series of special measures have been put in place to relieve pressure on the system. The measures include delaying elective and non-urgent surgeries, opening extra beds in overflow units and additional sites to address ambulatory cases, increasing time slots available at family clinics, and having employees from other departments with appropriate training help support nursing staff where possible. See full story in the Thursday, Feb. 15th edition of The Record.
CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS implements extraordinary measures to address emergency room overcrowding
