Health system capacity

April 14, 2022 — This report presents a series of system-level measures for monitoring health system capacity. They were informed by jurisdictional experience during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and were supplemented by published literature on emergency planning and the advice of experts. These measures can support COVID-19 monitoring and provide a blueprint for monitoring future epidemics and pandemics.

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Health System Capacity: Measures to Support System-Level Monitoring in Canada 

Get detailed information on measures that support system-level monitoring of resource capacity and utilization.

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CIHI’s Health System Capacity Planning Tool 

Learn how decision-makers can use the Health System Capacity Planning Tool to understand expected health resource demands and supply shortfalls related to the pandemic.

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