COVID-19. As of 1:25 p.m., AHS said there were 374 ICU beds open in Alberta, including 201 additional spaces. This is a 116 per cent increase over the province’s baseline of 173 beds.
Military begins work at Edmonton hospital as Alberta battles 4th COVID-19 wave In total in Alberta, there are 300 people in intensive care, with the vast majority of them COVID-19 positive, AHS said.
Provincially, ICU capacity was at 80 per cent.Military assistance has also arrived in the province, after a request for help last month.
The Canadian Armed Forces said eight critical care nursing officers — from Ontario and Nova Scotia — were to begin shifts as early as Wednesday afternoon at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.. @CanadianForces Critical Care Nursing.