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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2020_04_23THURSDAY APRIL 23, 2020 105 Bayly Street West, Ajax (at Monarch Ave.) Da Costa’s 1725 Kingston Road Pickering (at Brock Road) Spring savings on your family’s groceries starts at YOUR local NoFrills! Summerhill’s 87 Williamson Dr., Ajax (at Westney Rd. North) Steve & Amanda’s FIND BREAKING NEWS AND UP-TO-DATE LOCAL INFORMATION ON COVID-19 ONLINE INFORMATION D UR H A M R E G I O N . C O M / C O R O N A V I R U S OSHAWA — Staff at Lakeridge Health were ready for a large spike in patients in critical care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but public health efforts have, for now, prevented that from happen- ing. "Our numbers are holding steady and coming down and this is happening because of the shel- tering in place that people have been doing and it's actually work- ing," said Dr. Dan Ricciuto, medi- cal director for infection preven- tion and control at Lakeridge. "I've seen sometimes the re- sponse, why are we sheltering in place, there's hardly any cases. My point is there's hardly any cases because we're sheltering in place. What we're doing is really helping." Dr. Karim Soliman, chief and medical director for the critical care department, explained nor- mally Lakeridge has 43 critical care beds across its system, with the ability to bump that up 100 beds if needed due to COVID. How- ever, Lakeridge has not had to drastically increase the number of critical care beds due to the pandemic. As of April 16, Lakeridge was treating 54 suspected and con- firmed cases of COVID-19 with 15 suspected and confirmed cases in critical care. "We've had over 20 patients come through our ICUs — actual- ly probably more than that — we have, however, seen a better mor- tality rate than in other jurisdic- tions that come to the ICU," said Soliman. "A piece of good news for us is we've seen at least 12 of our ICU pa- tients who were ventilated — the highest support you can get when you're very sick — have been able to come off the ventilator and progress to the next stage in them getting better." He explains patients who need ventilation do so because they have a condition called acute re- spiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), where fluid builds up in the lungs. "Often people who have that are on the ventilator for some A CLOSER LOOK AT THE COVID-19 BATTLE AT LAKERIDGE HEALTH REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durhamregion.com Lakeridge registered nurse Diana Jaskulski and respiratory therapist Lara MacKinnon share a high-five after a COVID-19 patient was recovered enough to be extubated and taken off a ventilator. 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For example, the pre- mier of Ontario recently noted the importance of face shields being pro- duced right here in Dur- ham Region. Did you know that Onta- rio Tech University and Ontario Power Generation are working together, us- ing 3D printers to make Health Canada-approved shields? Their goal is to make 500 shields each week for the ministry of health to dis- tribute provincewide. In addition, we have a team of 20 students, staff and alumni from Durham College who are using 3D printers to make 130 face shield frames each day. These are shields that will help protect our front- line workers. People in all corners of Ontario. And the contributions don't end there. Ontario Tech Universi- ty, Durham College and Trent University have col- lectively donated more than a dozen ventilators, cases of soap, sanitizer, dis- infectant cleaners, face shields, swabs and other equipment. That's in addition to per- sonal protective equip- ment such as several thou- sand pairs of gloves, cover- alls, boot covers, surgical and N-95 masks and hospi- tal gowns. We've always known we have some of the greatest minds here in Durham. Now their innovation and drive are being put into ac- tion to make a real differ- ence in our collective fight against COVID-19. I look forward to shar- ing more about how our community continues to work together to help each other through these chal- lenging times. These stories really show why we are all #Dur- hamStrong. John Henry is the re- gional chair of Durham Region. SUPPORTING THE BACKBONE OF DURHAM REGION: EACH OTHER OPINION REGIONAL CHAIR JOHN HENRY 'INSPIRED' BY TALES OF PEOPLE HELPING DURING PANDEMIC JOHN HENRY Column FIND BREAKING NEWS DAILY AT DURHAMREGION.COM dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , A p r i l 2 3 , 2 0 2 0 | 4 R ICH & CREAMY Our Farm Boy ™Strawberry Margarita Loaf Cake is made from scratch with a combo of lime and strawberry with a rich strawberry cream cheese icing. Only available for a limited time. Pick some up today! 499 ea 480 g DURHAM — Imagine having to tell some of your loved ones they can't come to a funeral service or a vis- itation. That's the new normal in the age of the coronavi- rus pandemic, where atten- dance for all Ontario funer- al services and visitations has been reduced to a maxi- mum of 10 people. Those who attend a ser- vice or visitation are also required to follow physical distancing requirements. According to the Be- reavement Authority of Ontario, "the maximum of 10 people in the entire fu- neral home, not counting funeral staff, was selected because it allows the imme- diate family to participate in a funeral or visitation, while still keeping the gathering very small for the safety of all con- cerned." John Kellam, owner and funeral director at McIn- tosh-Anderson-Kellam Fu- neral Home in Oshawa, said it has become especial- ly difficult to tell grieving family members they must limit the number of people. "It's just very sad to see this," he said last week. He said there is the op- portunity to provide Zoom or Skype virtual services. But he said things are changing "on a day-to-day basis. It could go from 10 to- day, to five people tomor- row, or, God forbid, it could go to direct cremation or burial like you are seeing in some countries." He said his funeral home has taken out its nor- mal chairs out and re- placed them with 10 wing- back chairs, strategically placed at least two metres apart. He also said the funeral home can only accommo- date one family at a time, not multiple families for visitations as it has in the past. And that's not all that's changed. Kellam said as of Good Friday, the Bereavement Association of Ontario, which runs all funeral homes in the province, has implemented an expedited death response (EDR) team. Kellam explains that, "what happens now (since the COVID-19 pan- demic) is that if somebody dies in a long-term care fa- cility or hospital and it's the middle of the night, the EDR team at the hospital contacts the family and the family has an hour to de- cide which funeral home to use and we (funeral home) have to respond to the hos- pital within an hour. He said funeral homes do have personal protec- tive equipment (PPE) items, but face difficulties in getting them because they are saved for front- line health-care workers. "Because the deceased can still carry COVID-19, we require head-to-toe PPE, and that's a whole other reason for expedited response." Debbie Armstrong, owner/operator of Osha- wa's Armstrong Funeral Home, said it's a very diffi- cult time in the industry. She points out, that for burial services, there are strict rules about how many people can attend. And if COVID-19 is the rea- son for death, "the Catholic cemeteries have said that no family members are able to be present if any of them have come into con- tact with the person; if they have been with the person, they aren't allowed on the property." Armstrong adds that "we have very lengthy con- versations; we are fairly limited in what those choices are and keep the conversation moving; we can reach out so that oth- ers can participate; we can webcast the visitation or the funeral so that others that can't be here can par- ticipate whether it's ex- tended members of the family or whether it's trav- el-related." She recommends that those wishing to leave con- dolences or remembrances go to each person's web- page on the funeral home's website, where there is also an access code for service webcasts. As for masks and other PPE, Armstrong said the funeral home asks that mourners bring their own. The big thing is for peo- ple to still reach out to their friends after a loss. "Go to their pages and share whatever little spe- cial memory you have. Peo- ple are feeling very lonely, they are going through a tough time so send a card, do anything you can do. "Many of our families are planning to have a me- morial mass or memorial service in the future." 'IT'S VERY SAD:' FUNERALS REDUCED TO 10 MOURNERS ONLY Debbie Armstrong is owner of Armstrong Funeral Home on King Street East on Oshawa. She said funeral services have dramatically changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jason Liebregts/Torstar TIM KELLY tkelly@durhamregion.com NEWS STRICT LIMITS PLACED ON THE NUMBER WHO CAN ATTEND SERVICES AND VISITATIONS DUE TO PHYSICAL DISTANCING RULES 5 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , A p r i l 2 3 , 2 0 2 0 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m TheRoyalCanadianLegion BRANCH 322 AJAX 111 Hunt St. | 647-205-3910 www.rcl322.com SUPPORT FOR OURVETERANS If you are a Veteran, a Veteran’s spouse or know of a veteran that needs help, is in need of supplies, services or financial assistance at this time, please contact: Mike Lescombe Branch Service Officer • Tom Hanna Poppy Chairman We can be reached by phone at 647-205-3910 Or email at rcl322@rogers.com Members of the Ajax community, we thank you for your support of our annual Poppy Campaign.This is another example of how your donations are used. To serve veterans including currently serving military and their families and to give back to those that have given and continue to give for our freedom. Our Mission: DURHAM -- Surprising and thrilling. That's the reaction of the Ajax Pickering Hospi- tal Foundation after receiv- ing a donation of $50,000 from the Picov Family. Family spokesman Bar- ry Picov said the donation was made to ease the bur- den on those working at the hospital. "For 100 years, the Picov Family has been living and running businesses in the Ajax Pickering area. The Ajax Pickering Hospital has always been a signifi- cant part of our local com- munity. We're living through a most challeng- ing time, and we would like to recognize our doctors, nurses and hospital staff who are the #frontlinehe- roes looking after all of our families and friends. To do this, our family are donat- ing $50,000 so that our He- roes can 'order in on us' and enjoy whatever take-out meals they would like from our local restaurants," Pi- cov said in a statement. "It's imperative that we, as a community, work to- gether, recognize selfless acts and continue to follow the recommended guide- lines to combat the spread of COVID-19. Thank you to the staff of the Ajax Picker- ing Hospital and all that you are doing for us," he added. The Picov Family has a history of helping the hos- pital. Each year, they hold their annual Family Fun Day, held at Ajax Downs, to raise money for the hospi- tal. They also donat- ed $100,000 to the Image is Everything campaign that raised over $5 million for the Hospital's MRI. Foundation CEO Tracy Paterson said, "We are making funds available to all hospital departments and they can choose how they wish to spend it. Pick whatever restaurant they want to order from, buy K- cups for their coffee ma- chines, whatever they want that will help im- prove their days. In addi- tion to this tremendous gift, people have been do- nating on-line and we've been purchasing items for staff (like mints and gum) and will keep making allo- cations to departments as we get more donations in." Paterson noted the com- munity is "being amazing- ly generous and supportive of our hospital, all its staff and of course our patients. Whether making dona- tions (both big and small), creating cards drawings or posting their appreciation on social media, it means a lot to everyone who works here that they are not alone during these interesting, stressful and even fright- ening times. Generosity like demonstrated by the Picov Family makes a long and hard shift a little easier to get through for staff who can be away from their own families for very long peri- ods of time." 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OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT DURHAMREGION.COM "You've gotta read this!" one of my sisters emailed a few months back, raving about a novel she'd just finished. I rolled my eyes. Sure, sure. Who has time to read? "Wow, amazing story," an- other sister texted a month later, in total agreement. And when a friend in Toronto phoned to tell me she was reading the exact same book, and thinking of me as she did so, I finally broke down and ordered 'The Oversto- ry' by Richard Powers. By the end of chapter one I was gripped by the throat, almost gasping, and total- ly immersed. Self-sequestering lends itself lavishly to reading, giving the most extreme workaholic a great excuse to sit back and get lost in a good book. You may as well start with a powerful, award-winning novel that weaves together the life journeys of some ordi- nary people with some ex- traordinary trees. Re- member the special con- nection to one tree in your neighbourhood you had as a child? This book picks up on that timeless resonance and spins it out a hundredfold. I can immediately think of another book that would instantly alter how we undervalue Earth's vanishing forests, if only all seven billion of us hu- mans would read it. 'Trees, Earth's Guard- ians; How Trees Can Help Save the Planet' was writ- ten by a Canadian who grew up among the tower- ing Douglas firs of B.C., absorbing their special magic. Living in the GTA now, my friend Don Ni- chol, a gifted storyteller, gathered a wealth of tales relating how trees, the skin of the Earth, are es- sential for making it through the climate changes we're facing. When Don honoured me by asking if I'd edit his manuscript, I felt pro- foundly grateful to be in some small way helping to spread that enlightening message of hope. Why we should protect every tree alive today — and plant a trillion more. You should read it! As I was writing this, my husband pulled on my sleeve and insisted I men- tion the inspiring book he's devouring right now: 'Wilding, the Return of Nature to a British Farm'. The story of how a farm- ing couple, unable to turn a profit using the most modern, sophisticated ag- ricultural techniques available, did a 180 and rescued the impover- ished, pesticide-laced soils of their estate by lit- erally "going wild." Their example offers so much hope for food production on all continents. We have to listen! We have to read. And right now, thanks to COVID-19, we've got the time to pay attention to how our plan- et is crying out to us. Nature queries: mcar- ney@interlinks.net or 905-725-2116. Durham nature writer Margaret Carney has more than 4,000 species on her life list of birds, many seen in far-flung corners of our beautiful planet. READING WILL HELP US HELP THE PLANET NATURE WRITER MARGARET CARNEY TURNS TO BOOKS IN EFFORT TO AID NATURE MARGARET CARNEY Column LETTERS & COMMENTARY WHITBY READER SEES ‘SILVER LININGS’ IN PANDEMIC Amid this virulent pan- demic, it is hard to see a sil- ver lining in this dark cloud. However, I think there may be several. It is quite heartening to see so many couples and in- dividuals outside walking and cycling while, of course, keeping their dis- tance from others. Perhaps an unseen consequence of this pandemic is that, when we get through this, more people will continue the joys and healthful benefits of walking and cycling each day. The general health of the population may just im- prove, enhancing lives and easing the burden on our health-care system. Encountering neigh- bours on your street (but keeping your distance) may help build a sense of community, when perhaps there was not one before. As well, we may develop a greater appreciation for those who put themselves at personal risk for our sakes during this out- break. I mean the police, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, nurses, mail carri- ers, parcel deliverers, truck drivers, cooks, cash- iers and the guy you see scrubbing down and sani- tizing shopping buggies all day. In short, all of those peo- ple who keep our town and country functioning day to day in normal times, as well as in a crisis like this. We are more dependent on these workers than we might have thought. When you see or interact with one of these people, spare them a smile, a wave or a shouted "thank you." A special thank you to the editors, reporters and printers of this newspaper and of other papers who toil away, often anony- mously, to provide us with the best, up-to-date infor- mation every day. They are all greatly appreciated. Stay safe everyone. JONATHAN O'MARA, WHITBY COUPLE GRATEFUL FOR FIREFIGHTERS' WORK Our barn on Concession 4 Sunderland caught fire April 6, in the afternoon. The blaze engulfed the whole structure within minutes. Thanks to Chief Wayne Ward and all the volun- teers from Sunderland, Cannington and Beaverton who managed to control the blaze and keep it from spreading to a nearby shed and workshop. Their efforts are greatly appreciated, particularly in these difficult times. RUTH AND ALAN SMITH, BROCK 7 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , A p r i l 2 3 , 2 0 2 0 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available. Symptoms of COVID-19 may be very mild or more serious and may take up to 14 days to appear after exposure to the virus. TAKESTEPSTOREDUCETHESPREADOFTHECORONAVIRUSDISEASE(COVID�19): SYMPTOMS IFYOUHAVESYMPTOMS Follow the advice of your local public health authority. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 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Doctor’s Office Closures Put Patient Care At Risk For more information:protecthealthcare.ca Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians could be affected according to survey of Ontario doctors They asked for our leadership, along with other health care professionals and frontline workers, to help stop the spread of COVID-19, so we stayed at work, while everyone stayed home. They asked us to worry only about patient care and they said they’d have our backs. They asked us to delay medical procedures for hundreds of thousands of people to ease the pressure on the health system. We supported that, even though we knew it could create longer wait times once the crisis is over. They asked us to put our lives and the lives of our loved ones on the line and said they’d help protect us by equipping us properly. They asked us to carry on delivering care for COVID and non COVID related patients and they’d remove all the barriers, including how we get paid for the new way of delivering care. We did what was asked of us and will continue to do what’s right for patients. Now the sustainability of Ontario’s healthcare system is at risk. We are staying open and available but they’re asking us to wait until June to get paid after we didn’t waste a minute changing the way we delivered care through virtual means. No other essential service workers paid by the province are asked to serve the public for nothing for the next few months. Pretty soon, hundreds of thousands of patients could be left without care because doctors can’t afford to pay staff and their bills to keep their offices running. To get this province back to economic health you need a healthy population. That’s on us, the doctors of Ontario. If we have to close our offices and leave patients without care, that’s on you, Government of Ontario. 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As COVID-19 is a new vi- rus, doctors are still learn- ing and adapting strategies to treat patients and it's a global effort to share infor- mation among colleagues. As of April 17, 26 out of 37 COVID-19 deaths in Dur- ham have been at long-term care homes and Ricciuto said some patients from long-term care do not get transferred to hospital. "A lot of patients will have wishes not to be trans- ferred to hospital or to have heroic measures done, so they try to manage as much as they can in the long-term care facility, given oxygen and fluids and other treat- ments there," he said, adding that some patients in long- term care have do not resus- citate orders. The largest age group for deaths is 90 and older in Durham, with 17, followed by 12 deaths among people aged 80 to 89. Roughly 10 staff mem- bers at Lakeridge have test- ed positive for COVID, though it's not clear in some cases whether it was com- munity-acquired or hospi- tal-acquired. On April 1, the hospital confirmed an outbreak in a cardiac unit with two pa- tients and a health-care worker testing positive. Keeping COVID trans- missions down in Durham in the general public ulti- mately helps health-care workers, said Soliman. "From a hospital-acquir- ing perspective, when your resources are over- whelmed like it is New York, when you can't put patients in proper isolation rooms, there's too many pa- tients and you can't do the proper protocol, that's real- ly when you put the health- care workers more at risk because they can't take the time to do what they need to do," he said. There are constant talks at Lakeridge about when the hospital system can go back to doing much-needed surgeries that have been suspended due to COVID and it will depend on the impact of the virus on the medical system and the ability to rein it in through public measures. 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As a result of the pandemic, Lakeridge has cancelled all visits to the hospital ex- cept for women in labour and kids under 16, who are allowed one support person for the duration of their stay, and end-of-life palliative patients. Kim Lawn, director of patient experi- ence for Lakeridge, explained that it's been difficult for patients and the organi- zation has been looking at different ways to connect patients with loved ones. With help from the Lakeridge Health's four foundations, the Virtual Connections program was launched on April 8, with 41 iPads distributed through five Durham hospitals. "This is a virtual program that allows patients to connect to loved ones, not just through audio but also through the visu- als, which is important," said Lawn. "At this point, all of our staff and team members are wearing face masks, so (pa- tients) are just seeing people's eyes, which can sometimes be disconnecting. So to be able to see loved ones - to see their face, to see their smiles - really has hidden pow- er." To connect with a loved one at Lake- ridge, families first contact an operator - an IT staff member - who works out any technical issues before they bring in nurs- ing staff to bring the tablet to the patient. Once the Microsoft Teams video call is connected with the patient, the operator drops off. Lawn explains that the idea of using an operator is to make sure nurses and care staff aren't diverted from patient care to troubleshoot tech issues with families. On the first day the program was launched, there was an international con- nection. "We had a family member who called in from Germany to connect with a patient, which was very touching," said Lawn, adding that on another call an elderly fa- ther had tears of joy when he connected with his family. Lawn said the video element is impor- tant. It's friendlier for young kids, and it also gives patients a window into what's happening with their families. "Maybe it's not even a conversation - maybe it's observing them doing what they do in their own environment, which can bring a lot of joy to patients." The Virtual Connections program was launched with funds from the four foun- dations supporting Lakeridge Health-- the Lakeridge Health Foundation, Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation, Bowman- ville Hospital Foundation and Port Perry Hospital Foundation--and Lawn antici- pates more tablets will be needed as the program gets rolling. Lakeridge Health Foundation director of communication Daina Porter said the dollars came from the Durham Region Fights COVID-19 fund, which to date has raised over $103,000. Those funds are earmarked for re- sources to improve the patient experience as well as equipment, resources and care items for Lakeridge staff. "Our numbers have grown every single day on the hour; we're blown away by the generosity of the community," said Porter. The Virtual Connections program is available Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit lakeridgehealth.on.ca/en/pa- tientsandvisitors/novel-coronavi- rus-2019-ncov.asp for setup details. Anyone wishing to donate to the foun- dation's COVID-19 fund can do so at dur- hamfightscovid19.ca. LAKERIDGE HEALTH CREATES VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS FOR PATIENTS REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durhamregion.com NEWS Clinical informatics manager Sarah Sperling, IT project manager Kevin Moseley and IT system consultant Aaron Lam helped launch the Virtual Connections program at Lakeridge Health, which allows patients at the hospital to connect with family on video calls via an iPad. 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Arrangements have been entrusted to The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre, 1057 Brock Road, Pickering (905-686-5589). During this time of crisis, lend your support to senior care facilities and the front line workers who are undermanned and have been under-supported by our government. We need to help make a change now. SMITH, FREDERICK EDMUND ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Born January 16, 1928 in England Passed away April 16, 2020 at the age of 92 in L.T.C at Ballycliffe. Predeceased by his wife Frances of 72 years in 2018, brothers Ernie, Bill and his parents Maud and William. Fred and Frances emigrated to Canada in 1965 with daughters Julia(Robert) and Delia. He will be fondly remembered by his 3 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He loved his garden which won Ajax in Bloom and was an Honourary Member of the Ajax Creative Arts, He loved life and a cold beer. He was diagnosed with Alzhiemers at the age of 86 but on April 15, 2020 we were informed he has Covid 19. We could not be with him at the end of his life which broke our hearts. We will miss you, thank you for everything. Due to current restrictions, there will be no funeral, just a private family interment. A PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Never known to fail). Oh, Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, and Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech You from the bottom of my heart to secure me in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this cause in Your hands, (3 times). Say this prayer for 3 consecutive days and then you must publish. It will be granted to you. 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