Omicron impacts local health care
The results of a national survey released today by Maru Public Opinion finds that a majority (81%) of Canadians are alarmed about the impact of the Omicron virus on their local healthcare system and hospitals. A majority (87%) report knowing of local hospital staffing shortages caused by the virus, and almost half (45%) don’t believe their community hospitals have the capacity to treat them for a serious medical condition if they needed to be cared for.
Further, four-in-ten (42%) Canadians don’t have confidence that if they needed medical care in their community hospital right now they’d be admitted for a few days of treatment, and almost as many (39%) know someone who has had treatment for serious medical issues postponed or not been able to get it at all (33%) due to COVID-19.