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<blockquote data-quote="HappyFlyerFamily" data-source="post: 2335129" data-attributes="member: 77883"><p><h3>Victoria declares Code Brown as health system buckles under Omicron wave</h3><p>Non-essential services could be deferred and healthcare workers may have their leave postponed as part of Code Brown in Victorian hospitals, called by the Victorian government.</p><p>The Code Brown for the state's health system formalises and streamlines emergency management and is a response to the growing number of people in hospitals.</p><p>It will affect all metropolitan hospitals and six regional hospitals. It’s expected to last up to six weeks and will come into force at midday on Wednesday.</p><p>It means non-urgent services can be deferred on a hospital by hospital basis. It also means hospitals can ask staff to cancel their upcoming leave.</p><p>As it stands, there are nearly 5,000 healthcare workers unavailable to work in the state system due to a COVID infection or a close contact.</p><p>Many hospitals and providers have already asked some staff to return from holidays early to assist with the unprecedented demand caused by the Omicron variant.</p><p></p><h3>VIC: 'Our hospital system is under extreme pressure'</h3><p>That's according to the Deputy Premier, who is expanding on the Code Brown announcement we heard a short time ago.</p><p></p><p>Mr Merlino says they've "reached a point in our health system where it's juggling severe workforce shortages".</p><p></p><p>"Alongside that, an extraordinary workforce that are absolutely exhausted. So we've always known that this would be the case, that as we move away from lockdowns and remote learning there will be a strain on our hospital system and we are seeing that play out with significant numbers via the Omicron wave.</p><p></p><p>"This is all happening alongside the continued need to treat patients with urgent and emergency needs."</p><p></p><p></p><h3>VIC: The Code Brown declaration will apply to all metropolitan hospitals and six regional hospitals</h3><p></p><p>Mr Merlino says it will apply to:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Barwon Health</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Grampians Health</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bendigo Health</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Goulburn Valley Health</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Albury Wodonga Health and</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">La Trobe Regional Hospital</li> </ul><p>"So this coordinated approach will help ease the pressure on individual hospitals by better sharing the load across our system," Mr Merlino says.</p><p></p><p></p><p>per ABC blog</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HappyFlyerFamily, post: 2335129, member: 77883"] [HEADING=2]Victoria declares Code Brown as health system buckles under Omicron wave[/HEADING] Non-essential services could be deferred and healthcare workers may have their leave postponed as part of Code Brown in Victorian hospitals, called by the Victorian government. The Code Brown for the state's health system formalises and streamlines emergency management and is a response to the growing number of people in hospitals. It will affect all metropolitan hospitals and six regional hospitals. It’s expected to last up to six weeks and will come into force at midday on Wednesday. It means non-urgent services can be deferred on a hospital by hospital basis. It also means hospitals can ask staff to cancel their upcoming leave. As it stands, there are nearly 5,000 healthcare workers unavailable to work in the state system due to a COVID infection or a close contact. Many hospitals and providers have already asked some staff to return from holidays early to assist with the unprecedented demand caused by the Omicron variant. [HEADING=2]VIC: 'Our hospital system is under extreme pressure'[/HEADING] That's according to the Deputy Premier, who is expanding on the Code Brown announcement we heard a short time ago. Mr Merlino says they've "reached a point in our health system where it's juggling severe workforce shortages". "Alongside that, an extraordinary workforce that are absolutely exhausted. So we've always known that this would be the case, that as we move away from lockdowns and remote learning there will be a strain on our hospital system and we are seeing that play out with significant numbers via the Omicron wave. "This is all happening alongside the continued need to treat patients with urgent and emergency needs." [HEADING=2]VIC: The Code Brown declaration will apply to all metropolitan hospitals and six regional hospitals[/HEADING] Mr Merlino says it will apply to: [LIST] [*]Barwon Health [*]Grampians Health [*]Bendigo Health [*]Goulburn Valley Health [*]Albury Wodonga Health and [*]La Trobe Regional Hospital [/LIST] "So this coordinated approach will help ease the pressure on individual hospitals by better sharing the load across our system," Mr Merlino says. per ABC blog [/QUOTE]
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