COVID-19 forecasting tool allowed Canadian hospital to manage patient capacity, resources amid pandemic's third wave

Study: COVID-19 forecasting tool allowed hospital to manage patient capacity, resources amid pandemic's third wave During the peak of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the health-care system's capacity was stretched and hospitals across Canada relied on each other to share resources and provide care. Marzena McDonald Medical Xpress

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Experts from London Health Sciences Center (LHSC), Ivey Business School and King's University College developed a simulation model to help hospital leaders make decisions on resources and capacity, ensuring LHSC was ready to accept patient transfers from outside the hospital's catchment area, including Toronto and Manitoba.

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