CHARLOTTETOWN 鈥� A serious car crash that injured four people prompted the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown to activate Code Orange protocols Monday evening. 聽
Code Orange is called when an external disaster or threat is likely to require additional hospital resources. 聽
Health PEI CEO Dr. Michael Gardam says staff quickly responded with many front-line and support staff arriving at the hospital to help. 聽
The Code Orange was called at 6:20 p.m. and declared over by 8:45 p.m.; details of the patients' conditions were not immediately available.
The last Code Orange was in November following a bus accident, and department officials say that was the first time in many years. 聽
Gardam says emergency departments across the Island remain very busy as more COVID-19 cases and short staffing have put a strain on the system.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2022.
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