COVID-19 pandemic, according to a spokesperson.Seven patients are from the west end of the GTA (including Brampton, Etobicoke, Humber and Credit Valley) while the eighth is from Listowel, GRH spokesperson Cheryl Evans told Global News.
Ontario hospitals told to prepare for out-of-region patients amid rising coronavirus cases She could not say whether the patients were suffering from COVID-19 due to privacy issues.“This is not a new practice; these types of patient transfers happen all of the time, and are not limited to critical care,” Evans said, although the number is higher than normal.She says the hospitals use a provincial call center called CritiCall to look for empty beds that meet the needs of patients when space is an issue.“With.