COVID-19

*This information is based on data updated between 7am and 8am from Monday to Friday.

COVID-19 Information
HHS patients with confirmed COVID-19	20
Patient transfers to our region	View via St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
HHS staff & physicians with confirmed COVID-19 (both hospital and community acquired)	3
HHS staff & physicians self-isolating (includes those with confirmed COVID-19)	38
Funded adult acute occupancy (excluding patients admitted due to COVID-19)	82%
Overall funded adult acute occupancy	84%

A 15% occupancy is available within 24-48 hours for pandemic response as per government direction.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Information HHS is caring for more ICU patients – both COVID and non-COVID – then we would typically have capacity for. This is temporary and above our normal complement of ICU beds. HHS has opened an additional 38 beds which has required a ramp down of services and redeployment of 240 staff.
Total number of ICU beds (includes surge beds funded by the Province of Ontario until June 30, 2021)	43% increase (from 88 to 126)
Today’s ICU occupancy rate (based on normal ICU bed complement)	93%
Today’s ICU occupancy rate (based on normal ICU bed complement and temporary surge beds)	65%
Total number of patients in the ICU	80
Patients with COVID-19 in the ICU	8