The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Medicine Unit at its Stratford General Hospital site after three patients tested positive.
The unit is now closed to admissions until further notice. Huron Perth Public Health has been notified and patients, family/caregivers and team members affected by the outbreak are in the process of being notified. Necessary contact tracing and testing for individuals on the unit is also taking place.
Family and Caregiver Presence on the Unit has been restricted. The only exception is for palliative patients at end of life.
A COVID-19 Outbreak also continues on the Inpatient Unit at St. Marys Memorial Hospital. The outbreak was declared on April 18, 2022 and has a current case count of 22.
A media release said community transmission of COVID-19 is high and this is putting pressure on many high-risk settings, including the HPHA hospital sites, not only due to staff absences but also because of the extra care required for COVID positive patients.