A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the St. Marys Memorial Hospital.
A statement from the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance on November 16 says the outbreak is on the Inpatient Unit.
Outbreak status refers to a situation in which two or more patients have been confirmed to have COVID-19 and could have acquired it in the hospital.
The inpatient unit is now closed to admissions until further notice.
HPHA is working in collaboration with Huron Perth Public Health to manage the outbreak. Patients, family/caregivers and team members affected are in the process of being notified and testing of patients is taking place.
Patients may only have one family caregiver/visitor per day with no in-and-out privileges. Family/caregivers will be required to wear personal protective equipment including mask, eye protection, gown and gloves.
“We’d also like remind our community members to please not visit a patient at any of our hospital sites if you are feeling unwell,” said Erica Jensen, Manager Quality, Patient Safety and Infection Control.