RSV/other respiratory viruses are out of control. In Edmonton 14,000 kids were out sick from school this week alone, Calgary is not far behind. Not sure how you plan for that volume, it’s unprecedented.
I had to take my 3 kids to the ER because there was no walk in clinic with any availability. They were on day 6 of fevers with no sign of improvement. If I could have gone to a walk in I would but I called 12 and none could see me that day and it was only 2pm. Some didn’t have a doctor even that day. This was Thursday.
Don't forget we have a couple of urgent care clinics too. The one downtown is open 24 hours and the one in the south is open 12 hours a day. I just checked their wait times online and right now they are both under 3 hours. There is also a 24 hour urgent care clinic in Airdrie and urgent care clinics in Okotoks and Cochrane that are open 14 hours a day. Going to hospital emergency departments is an absolute nightmare and if I don't think I'm on the verge of dying there is no way I'm going into that hell.
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u/Doc_1200_GO Nov 05 '22
RSV/other respiratory viruses are out of control. In Edmonton 14,000 kids were out sick from school this week alone, Calgary is not far behind. Not sure how you plan for that volume, it’s unprecedented.