Hospital and Site Entrances
Visitors/support persons, patients and clients are advised to follow any signage at the entrances of health-care facilities.
COVID-19/Respiratory Illness Screening
- Visitors/support persons are directed to self-screen for COVID-19/respiratory illness; this replaces the previous verbal screening by a staff member at point-of-entry. Visitors/support persons must meet the self-screening requirements before proceeding inside the health-care facility. Anyone who is feeling unwell or sick should not visit clients/patients/residents. Fore more information, please visit: https://www.easternhealth.ca/covid19/screening-and-covid-19-testing/
- Patients, residents and clients continue to be screened at registration and can proceed directly to registration upon arrival at the health-care facility.
Masking
- Masking is temporarily required in all clinical areas in hospitals and health-care facilities, including long-term care facilities, effective Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Updated masking requirements in clinical areas apply to visitors/support persons, clients, patients (outpatient clinics and emergency departments) and health-care workers.
- Visitors/support persons, clients and patients (outpatient clinics and emergency departments) are required to wear a well-fitted medical mask in all clinical areas, including in waiting areas for health-care services/appointments, clinical care/treatment areas and while visiting patients and long-term care residents. These requirements do not apply to patients admitted to hospital or long-term care residents.
- Individuals seeking or receiving health-care services who are symptomatic (i.e. experiencing any one or more symptoms of COVID-19 or respiratory symptoms) or have a rash are reminded that they are required to wear a mask upon entry and at all times while inside a health-care facility. Visitors/support persons who are feeling unwell or sick should not visit patients/residents or accompany others to appointments.
- Individuals can wear their own medical mask or a mask provided at the health-care facility. Cloth masks and masks with exhalation valves are not permitted.