At 1124am today, we said goodbye to our Charlie. Charlie was our 10 year'ish old husky boy who we rescued from Halo Husky.. Little did we know his body was riddled with Cancer, until a vet visit yesterday.. He was my mental health rock..he knew when things were bad /1
@yipengGe
Just saw your tweet.. If you want to send me a DM.. I'll pay off that ticket for you.. It's the least I could do, for the work you're doing on the front line.
This maybe a long tweet... and I apologize, but something has to be said.
The oilsands COVID-19 situation, can be described as a wildfire out of bloody control. Cases are coming in 'hot and fast', both employees and contractors. 1/
So fucking frustrated.. Can't even get fucking emergent surgery.. To put the icing on a cake, they moved a super sick person into the room I was in.. "You can take the mask off and cough all you want, you're in a room now" Like go fuck yourself. /1
This is your daily reminder to Book a PCR Test, answer no to the Rapid question.. Get the lab confirmation, get counted and be protected should you develop long covid etc.. Disability/WCB won't accept RAT results.
Companies in Calgary are literally telling folks, who call in positive with COVID to still come to work.. Since
@CMOH_Alberta
made isolation a recommendation only, employers are following that lead... And we wonder why family physicians, hospitals and urgent cares are slammed.
Kenney just said on his Live Broadcast "The best place to have a heart attack, is in a taxi as your driver is likely a doctor" ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
**NEW** As confirmed by multiple sources, Peter Lougheed Hospital's NICU Unit currently has 2 COVID-19 positive preeme's. Masking requirements have been put back in place for the NICU Unit. /4
My AHS posts will be delayed until tomorrow evening at least. My work team and I were attacked, last night by a couple of Freedumb Convoy morons who were upset that I was masked (along with 92% of other employees where I work)... CPS was on site within record time.. 1/
As I get ready for my 15-hour shift tonight, it was one year ago at 2205hrs that my life got flipped upside down. One of my colleagues and I were attacked, and I ended up being stabbed. My EMS colleagues rushed me to FMC Trauma Bay in record time.. (cont'd.) /1
Shout out to everyone in the Hospitals/Urgent Care Center's across AB, pulling double shifts.. Overtime and moving days off to help out.. We though we were Fucked with Kenney.. But Smith & Lagrange obviously looked at each other and said "Hold my beer and watch this!" /1
Contact Tracing in the Oilsands, is falling sideways no thanks to
@CMOH_Alberta
and her change of rules. Lots of cases, but we AHS doesn't want any info.. Lots of Close contacts, but we can't share that info with anyone... People are mad at us because they're catching COVID 1/
After working overtime today, I can honestly say the following..
- The change from a 10 day iso, to 5 day is the biggest shitshow mistake
@CMOH_Alberta
has made!
- Told to clear everyone on 10 day iso btwn Dec 24 and today
cleared 0 everyone still symptomatic or getting sicker 1/
I never thought this would actually happen to me or my colleagues.. But the idiots like Fleury and Sale keep fanning the Flames. One more shift tonight to go.. But atleast we know we have each other's backs. You come at one of us you come at us all. Stay safe
/end
An infant and 2 yr old have both died from COVID-19 as per BC Health this week... Ontario had a 13yr old die from COVID... Today? a 17yr old from Magrath AB from possible COVID .. Nova Scotia has gone into lockdown.. But Kenney is too fucking stupid to do a FUCKING THING.
You put this person into the room I'm in.. Super sick, you know I'M WAITING FOR SURGERY AND YOU TELL HER TO COUGH AWAY? Seriously.. No fucking wonder were in fucking collapse.. Doctors off sick in the ED, Nurses off sick on units.. Upside? Everyone working /2
Our teams mental health is taking a beating.. There's not a day where we don't have a cry together or a good scream.. Mostly we wonder when this will end. There's not enough help in this province, nor not enough hours in the day.. We're on a sinking titanic.. /end
As of 6pm tonight, Contact Tracing/Case Management has officially ended in the Oilsands... My teams have been laid off, even thought cases are still happening.. It's been a hell of a 17 month fight, that we've been through.. 1/
*Long Post* After almost 9 years with AHS.. I'm out. My mental health has taken a shit kicking from them.. They were the cause of my PTSD, MDD, BPD and whatever else my wonderful care team tacked onto me. There is no CARE within the Upper Levels.. The Staff you work with 1/
The symptoms we're seeing are a mix of Omicron & Delta Variants.. Young, Old, Double Vaxxed, Tripple Vaxxed.. Those with small children at home, entire families testing positive. The Alberta Government has abandoned the Oilsands, unlike never before we have seen 3/
How bad are things in AHS EMS Dispatch? Well for the first time in 3+ Months the South EMS Communications Director walked into the room, asking a number of staff who just requested to go to casual "What Can I do to change your mind?" 1/
They will not accept our PCR Tests, that our medical staff have taken and run on our testing units. Which means the provinces numbers will continue to be lower, while our case counts continue to explode. This was ONE way to see how COVID is effecting the province! 4/
I'm not sure I'll have an AHS report tonight. Mental health is taking a shit kicking down a deep hole today. Nothing I ain't been through before, but it hasn't hit like this in a while. Be safe and be kind to one another.. You never know who's struggling.
#sicknotweak
#PTSD
On monday and see what my surgegon's office says. Could be weeks? Who knows.. Will there even be staff? I'll try for an AHS update tomorrow if I can.. Be safe.. Be kind to the hospital staff if you end up in the ED.. Check in on your friends.. This is gonna be a rough 2024. /end
Another night from hell, for Edmonton Zone EMS crews. I'm sure Central, Calgary and South had challenges as. If you work in any of these areas, feel free to send info and I'll be happy to share.
@TheBreakdownAB
@DShepYEG
@drdagly
@ChuckWurster
Hi All! Just coming on to try and give an update... Never expected so many notifications/messages the last few days.. I'll try to keep this shorter than my AHS reports, but I can't guarantee it! ๐งต/1
Those working in Medical/Contact Tracing/Safety are being pushed to the bone.. I just clocked 120+hrs in a week.. Haven't had a day off since before Christmas, and I'm getting hauled back for more OT this weekend. 2/
Wonder if my AHS posts have ruffled some feathers... Suddenly the Premier's Media Relations and Outreach person is following me... along with a couple others... Welcome to the shit show y'all created folks!
So I'm home, tired, PTSD Triggered. Pissed Off. Upset.. NOT Upset at the hand thats been dealt to the hospital staff.. It's this fucking UCP Government that's at fault. If I get worse.. I go back into ED and go through this all over again. Otherwise I call the clinic /5
was masked in the ED/Unit.. Saw some N95s as well (Great job
@jvipondmd
on your teaching).. I had my mask on the entire time I was on the unit.. Most patients did too.. But jesus what a shit show.. One of the nurses when I was still in the ED yesterday /3
They will NOT issue outbreak numbers to allow staff offsite to get PCR Testing.. This could help STOP THE SPREAD.. But no.. They won't provide COVID hotels, so those out of province/can't Isolate at home etc are stuck in Isolation dorms 5/
@AdrianaLaGrange
Just do everyone a favor and let the
@CMOH_Alberta
who has WAY more medical experience than you handle things.. Seriously let the poor guy out of his cage and let him start talking.. You have zero qualifications to be running AB Health period.
So apparently this was the tweet, that broke my twitter account... Welcome to all my new followers.. I'm the one who'll give you more AHS information, than the useless CMOH Mark Joffe who hasn't been seen or heard from in.. a long time.. (Cont) /1
**NEW** As confirmed by multiple sources, Peter Lougheed Hospital's NICU Unit currently has 2 COVID-19 positive preeme's. Masking requirements have been put back in place for the NICU Unit. /4
Sooo.. 950 BA.2 Variants reported today in Alberta.. 610 BA.2 yesterday & 320 BA.2 on the 8th... But everything's good right? Oh wait.. They won't kick back up PCR Testing, cause Covid's over.. We're so screwed..
I've had a few people, ask me to come out of my offline status and update on the Oilsands... I've hesitated for a few days, given the situation.. But seeing the
@TheBreakdownAB
tweet about possible changes coming... Minus as well talk about it.. 1/
Warning Long Rant! Just finished another 120hr week.. Things aren't slowing down in the Oilsands.. Seeing cases from AB Workers and those residing outside of the province. Our teams are burnt out, we're beaten & feel very defeated and ignored by
@CMOH_Alberta
@JasonCoppingAB
1/
I've seen people test negative for several days, and then all the sudden go Positive! We've had people crying on the phone to us, because they feel lost or have had COVID-19 before and were even in the ICU. We've now become councillors and more.. 6/
If you're evacuating from Fort McMurray and have health issues, please remember there is NO Emergency department in Lac La Biche open overnight tonight or Smoky Lake after 6pm this week. Go to Cold Lake if you have the opportunity to get there.
#YMM
Rough day today.. Mental Health taking a kicking.. Received a message containing a threat and had to get Calgary Police involved tonight.. Not sure if my AHS reporting will be around this weekend.. We'll see what the next few days holds. Be Kind & Take care of one another.
Rewording my previous tweet, as I apparently did a bad job at it. As of yesterday AHS is no longer accepting case information from Oilsands companies. This means no accurate information of current positive cases will be reported. There's a number of turn around underway 1/
Well.. Since AHS has cut back reporting, I've been trying to find things to keep busy with.. I've been watching
@JasonOnTheDrums
take on Rob Anderson, and enjoying every single minute of it.. So I decided to do some digging for the hell of it... /1
People are struggling to find Rapid Tests, no matter where they're from.. Many are paying $40, $80, $160 to get private testing done.. Very few come back negative, most get confirmation of what they already know! 7/
Hi folks.. If you're looking for the AHS report, I'm taking the night to process some results that came back from my surgeon.. I'm not in a good mindset to talk about it right now, nor to be able to pull off the report tonight.. I'll give it a try tomorrow.. /1
As of May 21st - AHS has confirmed 8,884 individuals with COVID-19 were present at schools while infectious or acquired the disease in the school setting. This covers 56% of schools in the province (1,352 of 2,415 schools)... But lets send kids back!
I'm pissed at
@AdrianaLaGrange
@ABDanielleSmith
and the other UCP Clowns for destroying Alberta Healthcare and not giving one fucking rats ass. I wish that
@markhollandlib
could stop what Lagrange is doing, and fix the system.. Instead we all sit here and watch it crumble /12
Our worlds crashed and burned so many times over the last few years..from suicide attempts due to my work at EMS.. to just life sucking the life out of me.. 2024 hasn't been much better.. But my followers on Twitter have helped more than they know.. 1/
AHS reports will be on a pause for the time being. Ultrasound results came back bad, and I've been waiting for a bed/to see a doctor.. An ED doctor called in sick last night, I've watched wait times jump to 11 hours and now back to 5 and a bit. /1
Premier Jason Kenney is holding a COVID-19 news conference at 3:30 p.m. Here's who else will be there:
โขJason Copping, Minister of Health
โขDoug Schweitzer, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation
โขDr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health
**NEW** As of 5pm last night, Edmonton Hospital Patients awaiting LTC Placement, must now be moved to the first available bed within 24hrs. Patients are no longer being allowed to wait for their preferred location to open up. Sources advise this is being done now (Cont.) /1
I've been holding off tweeting this, but with Facebook down... Minus as well let 'er rip now.
We're tired.. Those of us working in the Oilsands are beaten and tired. This 4th wave has been a challenge, whether you're a RN, LPN, Contact Tracer or Emergency Services worker 1/
Well.. I'm working but just been advised of some sudden closures... So call this AHS V41.5 as it'll be brief.. If you're in Rural Alberta.. Ask yourself.. Is this really what you voted for?? /1
Told me the ED had 55 patients in their Pod A.. 135+ waiting in the ED in general.. That 3hr wait time Rocky was showing? More like 10+hrs.. When I left this afternoon they were still in the 10+hr wait times, with around 140+ in ED. /4
Hinshaw, AHS & AB Gov have thrown in the towel on the Oilsands. Effective immediately PCR Results will no longer be sent to AHS/Labs for Confirmation & Counting towards AB Case numbers. No Outbreak Support, No Outbreak Numbers and Now no numbers. Let me off this ship.
#COVID19AB
Please be kind to one another.. you don't know what everyone may have been through previous to seeing you. Everyone will be working their asses off tonight, guaranteed. Until tomorrow night when I'm back with my AHS reports.. /6
Apparently
@ABDaniellesmith
didn't like my tweet, about her being at the Canucks game.. While some of the provice saw Evacuation Orders & Alerts.. Apparently her social media team & her are pretty thin skinned.. They're back blocking people again!
My response? Because Kenney only cares about himself, surviving the leadership review and crippling this province at any cost necessary. I'm still working long hours, and dealing with post Covid symptoms.. My 13yr old special needs is doing ok, she seems to have recovered. 5/
are amazing.. It's the Management and Upper Management that are the main issue throughout. The Unions (
@UnitedNurses
@HSAAlberta
@_AUPE_
) are busting their asses to protect the workers, but there's only so much they can do with the United Clown Party at the helm. 2/
*NEW* Multiple sources have confirmed, that AHS on Friday refused to reinstate a masking requirement for Health care facilities in Alberta... Even with COVID Unit outbreaks being declared multiple times a day. Some of the reasons given point to Lagrange & The UCP.. /17
@davidakin
@globalnews
@JustinTrudeau
If you guys only cared as much, when Shandro & Kenney disappeared for almost a month... Didn't see anyone trying to chase them down! Or in Ontario when Ford apparently disappeared..
My tweet of the day... Please don't forget about the folks behind the call in Edmonton.. The EPS Communications Officers, EFD Communications Officers & AHS EMS Communications Officers.. All EMS, EPS & EFD Crews & Royal Alex ER Trauma Teams etc.. Everyone is hurting right now /1
*NEW* Edson Hospital and Drayton Valley Hospital have been evacuated and closed due to the Wildfires. Patients are being moved into Edmonton area Hospitals that have space. Hospitals are being asked to discharge patients to make room if possible.
*NEW* Stollery Hospital as of today has declared, a Local State of Emergency for the site. This is due to the continued pressure from High patient acuity in the Critical Care Area's including PICU & Emergency Department. Redeployment of staff is possible + other measures. /2
We continue to take non-stop abuse, by both sides we deal with. We've had some even threaten us.. Or blame us for them getting sick. Will the 3 stooges of Kenney/Copping/Hinshaw pull their heads out of their collective asses and do something?? 7/
You know your weekend sucks.. When you're short-handed at work.. your kiddo is being bullied at school.. your laptop sounds like it's dying (kudos to it holding out 9 years ๐), and your landlord gives you an eviction notice instead of a renewal after 5+ years.. fml.
*NEW* - AHS v 2.0! AHS ICU Weekly Numbers Updated Tuesday - *219* (+21) admitted into AHS ICU Beds *WEEKLY Number Not Daily*. 223 (-8 SURGE BEDS) Beds **4** Available - Capacity: *98%*. Let's get this "It's a disaster .. no other way to put it' healthcare thread going! /1
- Alberta NEEDS the state of emergency brought back (hint hint
@JasonCoppingAB
)
- We need more PCR testing sites opened, pay the bloody overtime /train more people to help at sites / find volunteers whatever is needed to help. /3
Taking a few days away.. Way too much shit going on right now.. Thanks to those who have reached out already.. Be back Sunday night with a another Shit show report I'm sure. Be kind to one another, you never know what the other person's going through!
Massive Data Upload today!
#DeltaVariant
- Alberta now has 2,878 cases (+820). YYC 1,967 (+456), Central Zone 106 (+47), YEG 463(+152). North Zone 159 (+88), South Zone 82 (+77). 206 COVID Cases today reported on 5,429 tests! 16% Positivity reported for South Zone!
#COVID19AB
Got the call from my surgeon... Further testing came back worse than they originally thought.
Pre-Anesthesia paperwork completed and sent back in... Surgeon is going to try the direct admit route, vs taking up space in the ED.. /1
Of the 2,193 VOC Reported (All Omicron) over the weekend in Alberta, 590 were B.A.2 Omicron Sub Variant.. We HAVE the capacity for PCR Testing, but
@CMOH_Alberta
@JasonCoppingAB
refuse to allow it to ramp back up!
๐งต*NEW* AHS ICU Numbers.. What goes down must go up? Currently 189 (+21) admitted into AHS ICU Beds. With 220 (-3 Suddenly?) "OPEN" Beds - 31 Remaining Available - Capacity: 86%. LOTS of news on the Hospital front.. Buckle up! 1/
Update: RDRH Has booted her out.. No Beds in the Hospital available, Lacombe has reduced service so RDRH is getting patients.. Doctor told her to call 911 again when the eppi wears off, if she doesn't feel well... Uh.. This is the mess Shandro has created folks... Fuck.
DynaLife is out as lab services. APL is taking back over, what should never have been changed. All staff, property, and equipment are being transferred to APL.
AHS is currently hiring another Zone Medical Director (Calgary Zone).. Wages? Min Salary: $131.50/hr
Maxi Salary: $241.94/hr.. Imagine how many nurses or paramedics could be hired.. Could staff up an Ambulance or two.. I mean they only spend how many MILLION on exec wages!
But as I get my gear on for tonight, I ain't going to lie.. Nervous as shit for what lays ahead tonight.. The world has changed a lot this year, and not for the best. But I know I have a solid team working with me tonight, and the folks at
@CalgaryPolice
will be out (Cont'd.) /5
My special needs 13 went to bed last night at her regular time.. Been a long week for her.. She slept 11hrs.. Woke up.. Came out of her room coughing rough.. Bloody Hell. Big F U to
@JasonCoppingAB
@CMOH_Alberta
@AdrianaLaGrange
&
@yyCBEdu
for dropping all protections.
Following EMS units have been called into YYC in the last hour: Banff EMS (X2), Canmore EMS (X2), Kananaskis, Cochrane EMS, Linden EMS, Drumheller, Airdrie (x4) Okotoks, Black Diamond, Priddis, Nanton, Three Hills, Claresholm, Innisfail & Vulcan... via
@HSAAlbertaEMS
@PopAlberta
Which means case numbers being posted by AHS will not show the full picture of what's happening. North Zone Positivity is at 25.4%. HOW is this safe? Was the number of deaths last turn around not enough?
#COVID19AB
Anyone else cringe when they get their
@ENMAXpower
bill.. And your power is only $110, but they tack on another $184 in charges.. Gas has $14 of use, $50 of charges.. And they wonder why people have difficulties paying bills.
@JyotiGondek
@Spencerfor12
*NEW* Well.. I didn't have this on this week's bingo card.. PLC has declared a 'Mixed Pathogen Outbreak' on Unit 51.. Covid + Influenza A outbreak declared within the same unit.. Staff must be vaccinated against Influenza or are receiving Tamiflu (Cont.) /1
and we can't Isolate anyone.. We can send them for Rapid tests, which usually come back negative and then they go right back to work.. But days later they go for another (or get symptoms) and test positive. If we could Isolate, we'd be able to try to slow this down.. 2/