A second unit at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has a COVID-19 outbreak.
On Saturday morning, three patients on the CKHA Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit tested positive for COVID-19.
The Medicine Unit as of Friday still had three positive COVID-19 cases as well.
Hospital officials said CK Public Health has worked closely with CKHA to manage the outbreak on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit.
Public Health officials are also communicating with impacted patients and families for the contact tracing process.
As part of CKHA’s pandemic response action plan and in alignment with the hospital’s infection prevention and control guidelines, a number of additional initiatives have been implemented in response to the outbreak on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit, hospital officials said. CKHA will continue following these measures until the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Colby, rescinds the order.
CKHA’s Essential Visitor and Care Partner Access policy will remain in Phase 3 “Green” during this time although there will be no visitors/care partners allowed for patients on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit and on the Medicine unit as per the outbreak announced on Sept. 7, which remains an active outbreak unit.
There is no change to care partner access for end-of-life patients on the outbreak units and other exceptions may be permitted through the established visitor restrictions appeals process.
