Normally ICU nurses provide one-to-one care with some exceptions, but now they're taking up to three patients at the Health Sciences Centre, St. Boniface Hospital and the Grace Hospital, although health officials say the sickest patients will still be assigned their own nurse. "Covering three to one is ridiculous," said Dr. Anand Kumar, a Winnipeg intensive care physician and infectious disease specialist who does not believe hospitals will start rationing ICU care based on a triage protocol. Kumar says patients who would normally be admitted into the ICU are remaining on the wards because there are no ICU beds available. Shared Health would not say what the maximum number of patients per ICU nurse would be. If you are a patient or health care professional and you want to share your experience, click here.

Source: CBC News May 20, 2021 10:00 UTC