Anyone going to the Clinton Public Hospital, St. Marys Memorial Hospital, Seaforth Community Hospital and Stratford General Hospital will now have to ‘self-screen’ for COVID.
You will also be required to use hand sanitizer upon arrival and put on a new mask. Kids under 2 do not have to wear a mask.
If you go to the emergency room and do not pass the self-screening, you must speak to a hospital staff member immediately.
Patients arriving for a scheduled appointment who do not pass self-screening should contact the health care team/department they are visiting to determine next steps. In some cases, the appointment may need to be rescheduled to a later date.
Family caregivers, visitors, vendors/suppliers and contractors who do not pass self-screening must not enter the hospital site.
Recently expanded Family and Caregiver Visiting Guidelines allow inpatients to have unlimited daily visitors, with a maximum of two at the bedside at a time.
Full guidelines can be found on the HPHA website at www.hpha.ca/visiting.
