some of the patient transfers cover a lot of distance.
according to information from monday, a patient was moved from credit valley hospital in mississauga to sault ste. marie, 700 kilometres northwest. the same day, a patient from lakeridge health in ajax was transferred to north bay, more than 300 kilometres due north.
among the transfers from wednesday, a patient from cortellucci vaughan hospital just north of toronto was moved 70 kilometres north to royal victoria regional health centre in barrie, while someone from the barrie hospital was moved 290 kilometres further north to sudbury.
also on monday, two patients were moved from toronto’s humber river hospital to stratford, 140 kilometres west, and another was taken 105 kilometres from oakville trafalgar memorial hospital to woodstock.
among the wednesday transfers, five patients were moved from etobicoke general hospital: two went to london, two to st. catharines, and one to toronto’s hospital for sick children. six patients were moved from brampton civic hospital: two went to st. thomas, two to guelph, one each to kitchener and cambridge.
and on it goes.
toronto patients were also moved to hospitals in hamilton, burlington, brantford, kingston, peterborough, ottawa, and cornwall.