Epidural Shortage Affects 14 Per Cent Of Ontario Hospitals
“Over the past two weeks, Ontario Health has been working with a small number of hospitals that had urgent supply concerns,” wrote Dr. Chris Simpson, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Ontario Health, in a memo Friday obtained by CTV. New Toronto. “In all cases, supply shortages were resolved either through sharing between hospitals or by escalating requests with suppliers.” An epidural catheter, or tube, is used to administer pain medication, usually during labor....