COVID-19 Outbreak Declared on the Integrated Stroke & Telemetry Unit at Stratford General Hospital
December 15, 2023
The Huron Perth
Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Integrated
Stroke & Telemetry Unit at the Stratford General Hospital.
Outbreak status refers to two or more confirmed
positive COVID-19 cases among patients that could have possibly been acquired
in the hospital.
The 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.
Family and Caregiver presence on the unit has been modified. 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 like remind our community members to please not visit a
patient at any of our hospital sites if you are feeling unwell,” says Erica
Jensen, Manager Quality, Patient Safety and Infection Control.