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VISITING THE HOSPITAL
MASKING POLICY FOR PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND STAFF
Effective Monday, April 17, 2023, employees, professional staff, and volunteers are to wear masks only when within 2 metres of any patient unless there is a physical barrier present. Exceptions to this will apply when patients are under additional precautions and/or a unit is in an active outbreak.
It remains recommended that visitors mask when within 2 metres of patients. Additionally, visitors, non-symptomatic patients, employees, professional staff, and volunteers will not be required to wear a mask in non-clinical areas, such as main lobbies, waiting areas, cafeterias, and elevators. Masking in waiting rooms and lounges in high-risk areas such as Oncology, Dialysis, and the Emergency Department remains a requirement for visitors and patients.
Masks will continue to be required for visitors within two metres of patients in the aforementioned high-risk areas, as well as on any units in an active COVID-19 outbreak. Signage will be posted on these units to inform all those who enter about masking requirements.
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ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER REQUIREMENTS & RESTRICTIONS
EFFECTIVE July 1st, 2022, any Essential Caregiver of an in-patient or attendance with a patient for an out-patient procedure will be required to perform self-screening for the following - fever or chills, new or worse cough, new or worse shortness of breath, decrease or loss of smell or taste, sore throat, runny nose or nasal congestion, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, tested positive for COVID-19 in the previous 10 days, exposure to a COVID-19 positive case in the previous 10 days (without a mask) or have been told to quarantine by a physician, PHAC, CBSA or the Public Health unit.
No visitation is allowed for patients with active confirmed or suspected COVID receiving an aerosol-generating procedure. Resolved cases may have essential caregivers. Limited exemptions are available for parents/guardians of a child with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.
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COVID-19 TESTING & TREATMENT
The Windsor Regional Hospital Adult & Paediatric Respiratory Care Clinic (APRCC) is permanently closed.
If you think you need a COVID-19 test, assessment, or treatment, you can:
If you think you have COVID-19 and are seeking treatment, don't delay. You will need to start treatment within 5 days of the start of symptoms.
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