Tracadie Cross crash prompts Code Orange at Charlottetown hospital
Charlottetown’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital activated Code Orange protocols to herald extra employees on Monday night in response to a two-vehicle crash that injured 4 folks in Tracadie Cross.
The Code Orange was referred to as at 6:20 p.m. and stayed in place till 8:45 p.m.
Extra assets had been wanted to take care of the victims on the hospital’s emergency division, in keeping with a launch from the province. Each frontline and help employees who weren’t scheduled to work responded by coming in, mentioned the discharge.
RCMP advised CBC Information a critical accident on Blooming Level Street pressured the closure of the freeway at Tracadie Cross at 5:20 p.m.
For privateness causes, the hospital didn’t present any additional particulars of how severely the 4 folks had been damage in the crash.
Wait time greater than 10 hours
The accident got here at a very busy time within the emergency division.
At 3:45 p.m., Well being P.E.I.’s web site confirmed greater than 90 folks within the emergency division, together with 55 within the ready room nonetheless awaiting therapy. The estimated wait was longer than 10 hours for everybody — together with 15 folks categorized as most pressing.
The Code Orange information launch famous P.E.I. emergency departments are busy with COVID circumstances, and quick staffing can be placing a pressure on the system.
“Please be affected person and anticipate longer wait occasions. Employees are doing every thing potential to offer care safely below troublesome circumstances,” mentioned Well being P.E.I. CEO Dr. Michael Gardam.
“Please be respectful to those employees, who’re working so arduous.”
Gardam additionally thanked the employees who got here into the hospital in response to the Code Orange.
