Northern Health has put visitor restrictions in place as part of its response to COVID-19.
The health authority says it’s limiting the number of visitors entering buildings in an attempt to keep patients, families, and staff safe.
Until further notice, the following visitor restrictions are in place:
- Hospital Emergency Departments, Intensive Care/Critical Care areas: ONE adult caregiver/support person
- Perinatal Unit: ONE adult caregiver/support person
- Neonatal ICU: TWO adult caregivers/support persons
- Inpatient Pediatric and Adult Areas (with routine precautions in place): ONE adult caregivers/support persons
- Inpatient Areas (additional precautions in place): ONE adult caregiver/support person
- Primary and Urgent Care: ONE adult caregiver/support person
- Palliative/end of life: We will accommodate patient and family needs and consult with infection prevention and control.
- Outpatient Clinics: ONE adult caregiver/support person
- Primary and Urgent Care: ONE adult caregiver/support person
- Long-term care homes: ONE adult caregivers/support persons
No visitors with fever, cough, runny/stuffy nose, sore throat and/or diarrhea will be permitted in any of the facilities.
The health authority says anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has been in contact with a person infected with COVID-19 during the previous 14 days, must not visit patients or residents in any Northern Health facility or long-term care facility.
Northern Health says patient navigators will be at all facility entrances to ensure visitors are aware of the restrictions.
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