Closing the chapter on caring for critically ill adults at SickKids

Posted on June 23, 2021

Summary:

Over the last few months, SickKids staff have come together to achieve something we’ve never done before – supporting our health-care system by taking in adults.

Over the last few months, SickKids staff have come together to achieve something we’ve never done before – supporting our health-care system by taking in adults. A huge thank you to staff across SickKids, who stepped up to help our adult hospital colleagues and care for those who needed it most. Now, we are able to close this chapter, but your dedication and support for our community will never be forgotten.

Thank you to Mount Sinai Hospital, part of Sinai Health and University Health Network’s Toronto General Hospital for sharing their expertise and collaborating with us to provide high-quality care for adult patients. A special shout-out also goes to William Osler Health System for providing valuable education sessions.

[Music]

[SickKids Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) sign appears and fades out]

Text on screen: We said from the start, we would be there to assist our adult hospital colleagues.

[A door in the PICU with child-friendly stickers]

Text on screen: Over the last few months, staff across SickKids have come together to face a historic challenge…

[Faces of SickKids PICU staff appear, all wearing personal protective equipment]

[Staff are gathered around the foot of a patient bed in conversation.]

Text on screen: Caring for critically ill adults with COVID-19.

[Staff put on their personal protective equipment]

[Staff transport a patient on a bed in a hallway within the PICU]

[Staff and paramedics bring a patient from an ambulance into the hospital]

[A door with a sign saying, ‘Thank you nurses,’ and cartoon lungs within the PICU

[A staff member puts on a mask and eye protection]

[Two staff members in a meeting within the PICU]

[A sign with “PICU bedflow” at the top that indicates the date is May 20 and the census is 18]

Text on screen: After caring for 36 patients, we have closed our adult ICU beds.

[A PICU bulletin board]

[Staff put on their personal protective equipment]

Text on screen: Thank you to our outstanding teams who never hesitated to step up when patients needed us most.

[Staff member cares for a patient who is out of the frame]

[Faces of SickKids PICU staff appear, all wearing personal protective equipment]

[Staff are in a meeting with SickKids logo visible on one staff member’s t-shirt]