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22.12.2020 / 02:49

Coronavirus: LHSC predicts hit to operating room capacity in early 2021 amid expected case surge

coronavirus cases following the holidays will likely see reduced operating room capacity in the London region early in the new year, officials with London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) warn.With local case numbers rising higher every week — at least eight single-day case records have been broken since Dec. 1 — LHSC has been bracing for an expected post-holiday case deluge that will put the hospital system’s constrained capacity and staff under further pressure.

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Paul Woods no longer CEO and president of LHSC ‘effective immediately’

LHSC head travelled to U.S. 5 times to see family during COVID-19 pandemic On Friday, the board issued a statement confirming Woods had travelled to the United States to visit family five times since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, most recently from Dec.

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Containment measures working in battle to curb deadly COVID-19 outbreaks at UH: LHSC official

COVID-19 outbreaks declared over this week, containment strategies put in place at the facility are working and the outbreaks there are “turning the corner,” London Health Sciences Centre’s chief medical officer reiterated Thursday.However, with case counts remaining high in the London and Middlesex region ahead of the holiday season, LHSC officials are bracing for what’s expected to be an imminent surge of COVID-19 patients that will put the hospital system’s capacity and delivery of services at further strain.At least 610 cases have been reported in London and Middlesex since Dec. 1, more than any month during the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: University Hospital outbreaks may be ‘turning a corner’, authorities say

coronavirus outbreaks at University Hospital (UH) in London, Ont., may be on the road to recovery, but the chief medical officer of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) says it’s too early to confirm.Dr. Adam Dukelow spoke during the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU)’s virtual briefing Monday, and said there has been zero COVID-19 cases reported among staff and patients since Saturday.“This is one of a few signals we may be turning a corner with this outbreak, but we’re not out of the woods,” he said.“It doesn’t mean things are over, but it is a good sign,” added Dr.

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‘Morale is horrible’: London, Ont., nurse alleges equipment issues, lack of break space at LHSC

London Health Sciences Centre staff have been “shortchanged” by an administration that failed to properly prepare for the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic and attempted to shift blame to front-line workers following cases among employees.The nurse, who Global News has agreed not to identify, says “it’s almost impossible to social distance” in the break area used by staff in the emergency department at Victoria Hospital. Coronavirus: Record 47 new cases reported in London-Middlesex, health unit says “There’s probably on a regular day, at least 70 to 100 staff in the emergency department, including clerks, PSWs, emergency department technicians, doctors, residents, students.

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University Hospital outbreaks ‘not the driver’ of COVID-19 cases in London area

COVID-19 cases associated with the London Health Sciences Centre’s University Hospital outbreaks continues to grow, but the local health unit says the outbreaks are “not the driver” of consistently high daily case counts in the region.As of Monday, a total of 60 staff and physicians and 71 patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in connection with the University Hospital outbreaks while 13 people have died. An additional but entirely separate outbreak was also declared at UH on Saturday at 5IP Cardiology and cardiology offices, with less than five cases linked to it.

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LHSC lowers flags to half-mast as University Hospital COVID-19 outbreaks claim 6 lives

COVID-19 outbreaks, which have now claimed six lives, the London Health Sciences Centre says it’s lowering flags to half-mast.In a brief message posted online Tuesday, CEO Dr. Paul Woods says the flag is being lowered in memory of the six patients who have died as a result of the ongoing outbreak.

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Coronavirus: 2 new deaths, 38 new cases in London-Middlesex

MLHU) reported 38 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths, and 14 new recoveries in the region to start the month of December.At least one of the deaths reported Tuesday is tied to the University Hospital outbreaks, as indicated by MLHU medical officer of health Dr. Chris Mackie on Monday.London Health Sciences Centre says that the UH outbreaks are associated with six deaths, as of Tuesday.There are now a total of 1,651 COVID-19 cases and 1,395 recoveries.

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Coronavirus: 4 deaths, at least 80 cases tied to University Hospital outbreaks

COVID-19 cases and deaths tied to outbreaks at the London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) University Hospital (UH) campus continue to climb, sitting at at least 80 cases and four deaths as of the end of day on Sunday.On Monday, Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) medical officer of health Dr. Chris Mackie said the health unit is investigating another “five, possibly more” cases involving staff and patients.

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LHSC announces added measures to curb growing University Hospital COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.The move is one of several new measures unveiled by the organization on Friday that officials hope will curb the spread of the outbreak, which has now impacted multiple floors of the hospital, sickened several dozen people, and left at least two people dead.“We are actively working in collaboration with our partners at Middlesex-London Health Unit to address the COVID-19 outbreaks at University Hospital and I want to thank everyone whose efforts are helping to reduce transmission,” said LHSC CEO Dr.

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Coronavirus: 34 cases, 1 death linked to growing LHSC outbreak

COVID-19 and one death have been linked to a growing outbreak at University Hospital, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU).The outbreak was first declared Nov. 10 on the fourth floor of the north London, Ont., hospital, which belongs to the medical network London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC).On Tuesday, the MLHU announced that it had expanded the outbreak to include all medical floors at University Hospital.

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15 LHSC physicians and staff have COVID-19, internal memo shows 55 more under investigation

London Health Sciences Centre president and CEO Dr. Paul Woods is urging employees to hold themselves to “a higher standard” after more than a dozen physicians and staff tested positive for COVID-19 and dozens more are “under investigation and/or awaiting test results.”In an internal email obtained by Global News, Woods says “as of Monday, LHSC had 14 staff/physicians who were off work having tested positive, with 55 under investigation and/or awaiting test results.” Coronavirus: 23 new cases in London-Middlesex, 9 in Elgin-Oxford, 6 in Huron-Perth According to public data, the number of impacted staff and physicians grew to 15 as of Thursday.

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Dr. Paul Woods, LHSC CEO turned patient, details hospital stint during COVID-19 pandemic

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), says severe symptoms, an exacerbation of an unspecified pre-existing medical condition, landed him in the hospital and in surgery just as the organization he headed was beginning to see an influx of COVID-19 patients. U.S., Europe pre-ordered millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses.

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Hospital worker among latest London, Ont.-area novel coronavirus cases

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is confirming that a health-care worker at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus and that she went to work while symptomatic.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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