Tag: Hospital

Elective Surgery May Be Delayed as NSW Hospital System Overwhelmed

Australians may have their elective surgeries cancelled in the state of New South Wales (NSW) as hospitals struggle to cope with COVID-19 hospitalisations. NSW Health Deputy Secretary Susan Pearce on Friday said that whether the government will turn non-urgent elective surgeries back on in NSW is “highly dependent with what happens with respect to hospitalisations.”…


Police: Man Tried to Kill 2 North Carolina Hospital Workers

WILMINGTON, N.C.—A man choked a hospital worker unconscious and tried to snap another employee’s neck during a rampage inside a North Carolina emergency room earlier this week, authorities said. Rothwell Jacob Simmons, 24, has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of assault by strangulation, according to the New Hanover…


Hospitals Close Emergency Departments, Maternity Wards Over Staffing Shortages

Some hospitals in the United States have closed or plan to shutter parts of their facilities because of staffing shortages. Three urgent care centers in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area have been closed temporarily because of the surge in COVID-19 cases and a lack of staff, Advocate Aurora Health, which runs the centers, confirmed in an…


Three sent to hospital after explosion, fire at Ottawa business

OTTAWA—The Ottawa Police Service says an explosion and fire at a business in the city has sent three people to hospital. The service says in a release that police, firefighters and paramedics responded Thursday afternoon and fire officials say they received numerous emergency calls reporting large flames and heavy black smoke. Ottawa Fire Services says…


Pfizer CEO Says Vaccine Offers Limited Protection Against Omicron Amid Spike in Australia’s Vaccinated Hospitalisations

The recent spike in the COVID-19 hospitalisations of fully vaccinated patients in New South Wales (NSW) has prompted concerns of a loss in the efficacy of existing vaccines against the Omicron variant of the CCP virus. This comes after NSW recorded a greater number of double-dose vaccinated individuals presenting to hospitals with COVID-19 than those…


Fully Vaccinated Australians In Hospital With COVID-19 Surpass Unvaccinated

For the first time, New South Wales (NSW) has seen more fully vaccinated patients hospitalised with COVID-19 compared to the number of unvaccinated patients as the Omicron outbreak continues to edge toward its peak. Data published by the NSW government’s COVID-19 Critical Intelligence Unit has revealed that as of Jan. 9, 67.4 percent of COVID-19…


Leading London Hospital May Lose More Than 1,000 Staff Over Vaccine Mandate

One of London’s largest and busiest hospitals could lose over 1,000 staff over the government’s CCP virus vaccine mandate for frontline health workers, the head of the hospital acknowledged on Sunday. Dr. Clive Kay, chief executive of King’s College Hospital, confirmed that around 10 percent of the hospital’s 14,000 staff have not received the CCP (Chinese…


With Ivermectin in Hand, Wife Dies While Husband Begs Hospital to Administer

David DeLuca of Sicklerville, New Jersey will never know if the Ivermectin prescribed by an out-of-state doctor for his wife would have saved her life. Colleen DeLuca, 62, died of COVID-19 on Oct. 10, at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital in Sewell, New Jersey, before he could get a court order to administer the drug. Ivermectin has…


New York National Guard Deploys Troops to Nursing Homes

The New York National Guard is being deployed to bolster some long-term care facilities in New York, it confirmed on Thursday. The Guard will deploy some 120 Army medics and Air Force medical technicians to 12 long-term facilities and nursing homes “to ease staffing shortages,” said a news release from the National Guard.  Gov. Kathy…


Ontario to Invest $30 Billion in Modernizing Hospitals: Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday the province’s largest single hospital infrastructure investment to build and renovate the Trillium Health Partners’ hospitals and health centres. Speaking at a press conference, the premier announced the multi-billion-dollar project to build a new Mississauga Hospital and expand the Queensway Health Centre, which are both part of Trillium Health…