Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a local hospital.
In a release on April 18th, the HPHA confirmed that a COVID-19 outbreak has been detected in the inpatient unit at St. Marys Memorial Hospital. The outbreak was declared after 4 patients and one staff member all tested positive. Outbreak status refers to two or more confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among patients or team members that could have possibly been acquired in the hospital. The unit is now closed to admissions until further notice.
Family and caregiver presence on the inpatient unit has been restricted. The only exception is for palliative patients. All family members and caregivers of those affected have been notified, and all necessary contact tracing and testing for individuals on the unit is also taking place. More information will be released as is necessary, and daily updates can be found at http://www.hpha.ca/covid19.
“Our top priority is the safety of our patients and team members,” says Andrew Williams, HPHA President and CEO. “We thank those adhering to our screening process, masking requirements and family and caregiver presence guidelines to help us prevent further spread of the virus within our hospital.”
