Ontario Hospitals Look at New Staff Models to Ease Pressures

Abstract:

Some Ontario hospitals are coming up with alternative solutions, including new staffing models and the use of unconventional patient spaces, to deal with high patient volumes and long wait times as cases of COVID-19 and other illnesses rise. The Ottawa Hospital said recent high patient volumes have been straining its capacity, while staff pressures and ongoing COVID-19 cases have made it difficult to manage the issue.