NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL
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In response to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases in our community and COVID-related hospital admissions, the Timmins and District Hospital (TADH) will be implementing further visitor restrictions. Ensuring the safety of our patients, Designated Care Partners, staff and physicians remains our utmost priority.
Effective Monday, May 17, 2021 the following restrictions will be put in place:
No Designated Care Partner visitation will be allowed until further notice with the following exceptions:
Emergency Department, Diagnostic Imaging and Outpatient Clinics
One Designated Care Partner will only be permitted under the following circumstances:
- Patients with communication, physical or cognitive impairments
- Patients experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Patients requiring a care partner to be involved with significant care decisions, disclosure of potentially traumatic test results/prognosis.
- Patients under the age of 18.
- Patients over the age of 75
Patients Giving Birth
- One Designated Care Partner
Pediatrics
- Two Designated Care Partners
- Only one Designated Care Partner will be permitted to visit at a time.
Palliative Patients/Patients who are at end of life
- Two Designated Care Partners.
- At no time are more than two visitors allowed at the bedside at the same time and this may be restricted to one where physical distancing cannot be maintained. Additional visitors may be considered, weighing the health and safety of all. Visits must be approved and scheduled in advance by contacting the patient's unit directly.
Following Ministry of Health guidance, general visitation is not permitted within the hospital. Following the announcement of an outbreak of COVID-19 at the TADH off-site hospital facility at St. Mary’s Gardens, all Designated Care Partner Visitation has been postponed until further notice at that site.
We realize that this decision is difficult; however it has been made with an abundance of caution. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation within the community and provide updates to the community.
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