This page provides information on AHS sites across the province that have, for a limited time, temporarily disrupted services, including bed and care space reductions.
AHS makes every effort to secure staff and physician coverage before taking steps to reduce the number of beds and/or care spaces in any of our facilities. Temporary reductions are only done as a last resort. Temporary disruptions can occur due to staff and physician vacations, vacancies, scheduled upgrades and construction projects in order to enhance patient and family experiences. AHS plans and prepares for bed reductions to minimize impact on patients, staff, and physicians.
Unplanned, temporary service disruptions, including bed reductions, are not unusual for AHS - or any other health system - as services and beds are managed based on patient need, staffing levels, and acuity of patient health, in addition to many other factors. The system is dynamic, and we manage service availability on an hourly and daily basis.
ICU Capacity Updates
View the latest information on ICU capacity across the province.
Emergency Wait Times
Anyone needing emergency or urgent care can visit our emergency department wait times page to see estimated wait times.
Archive
View Temporary Service Disruption information from past weekdays.
Archived September 10, 2021 - Information displayed represents changes as of 2 p.m.
The vast majority of all beds and care spaces remain open and available for patient care.
This map illustrates AHS sites across the province that have, for a limited time, temporarily reduced beds and care spaces. We have also included historical bed occupancy numbers in the pop-up box for each site. Click on the yellow markers on the map for more details.
AHS makes every effort to secure staff and physician coverage before taking steps to reduce the number of beds and/or care spaces in any of our facilities. Temporary reductions are only done as a last resort.
Summer reductions occur annually due to staff and physician vacations, scheduled upgrades and construction projects in order to enhance patient and family experiences. AHS plans and prepares for bed reductions to minimize impact on patients, staff, and physicians.
The rise in COVID-19 cases in the community and the resulting demand on hospital resources means AHS must take further immediate steps to create additional ICU capacity. AHS is postponing scheduled surgeries and procedures across all zones in order to redeploy staff. All patients who are affected will be contacted directly by AHS.
Current Status: News Release - September 3, 2021
You can also review the news release archive.
Anyone needing emergency or urgent care can visit our emergency department wait times page to see estimated wait times.
View maps from past week days.
Temporary Bed / Space Reduction
No Reduction
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