The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance has declared a COVID Outbreak on the Inpatient Unit at St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital.
An outbreak is declared when there are 2 or more confirmed COVID cases among patients or their staff members.
The unit is closed off to new admissions for the time being.
Contact tracing is being done at this time. Family and Caregiver Presence on the Unit, including outdoor visits, has been restricted. The only exception is for palliative patients at end of life.
Huron Perth Public Health is working in collaboration with HPHA and patients, family/caregivers and team members affected by the outbreak are in the process of being notified.
Care teams will regularly update families/caregivers and make them aware of opportunities for virtual connections.
Written by: K. Close
