Shared Health and Prairie Mountain Health can confirm a mass casualty response is underway, involving emergency response services from within Shared Health as well as partner agency STARS, this from Manitoba RCMP in an email to Q Country/Star FM News.
Police say “Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg as well as hospitals in Prairie Mountain Health and the Winnipeg Health Region are prepared to receive patients related to this event, and/or patients relocated in order to create capacity at Manitoba’s tertiary centre (HSC).
We do not have patient details to share at this time.
The Code Orange called earlier today triggered an all-system response to the incident. Response teams are at the scene and transporting patients and emergency department, surgical and critical care teams at HSC and Brandon Regional Health Centre (BRHC) are prepared to support the care needs of incoming patients.
A family room has been established at HSC Winnipeg. Family members seeking information are asked to contact the HSC Switchboard at 204-787-3661 or 1-877-499-8774.
A family room has also been established at BRHC, in the BRHC Library near the main atrium. Family members seeking information are asked to call 204-578-4080.”
More details to follow.
