Another medical diversion is in place at Janeway Children’s Hospital.
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit has been at, or near, full capacity since Sunday, November 14.
The hospitals diversion protocol has been enacted as a result, meaning that any new admissions to the PICU will be diverted to Halifax.
Eastern Health the reason for the diversion is combination of the number and high acuity of patients as well as the availability of special trained staff who provide the required level of care foe that Unit.
If a patient has to be diverted to Halifax, a social worker will work with the family to help them access the financial supports available to them to enable their travel to Halifax. MCP also provides some supports in those cases according to Eastern Health.
The diversion is expected to be in place for the next few days.