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Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year
Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year

“Thousands of patients and health care workers were infected during COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities in Alberta in the last year, raising questions about why more isn’t being done to prevent in-hospital transmission… …’The reality is that people are dying from COVID in our hospitals, and we really are doing very little to prevent them getting ill and getting infected. And we wouldn't do the same for any other infectious disease,’”

Thousands of patients and health care workers were infected during COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities in Alberta in the last year, raising questions about why more isn’t being done to prevent in-hospital transmission.
·stalbertgazette.com·
Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year
'A B.C. that works for all British Columbians' needs a functioning…
'A B.C. that works for all British Columbians' needs a functioning…

“For the week of September 22, stats from the Canadian Nosocomial (Hospital-Acquired) Infection Surveillance Program, with data from 78 hospitals, including 16 in BC, show that 31% of patients in hospital with COVID acquired their infection while admitted for another medical condition.

This is a major failure by public health and Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC).”

For the week of September 22, stats from  the Canadian Nosocomial (Hospital-Acquired) Infection Surveillance Program, with data from 78 hospitals, including 16 in BC, show that 31% of patients in hospital with COVID acquired their infection while admitted for another medical condition.This is a major failure by public health and Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC).
·canadahealthwatch.ca·
'A B.C. that works for all British Columbians' needs a functioning…