Alberta doctors say ICU beds at 87 per cent capacity, health system close to collapse

A group of Alberta doctors say the province’s health-care system is on the verge of collapse and will crumble if the government doesn’t strengthen public health measures.

Intensive care units are operating at 87 per cent capacity even as the province’s health-care provider added more beds.

Physicians with the advocacy group Protect Our Province say staffing challenges and limited restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have created a dire situation.

The Government of Alberta reinstated a mask mandate last week, and stopped liquor sales after 10 p.m.