Protect Yourself
Keep your distance
- If you are experiencing symptoms such as a new or worsening cough, fever, diarrhea or vomiting, please don’t visit a patient or resident in a hospital or long-term care home.
- If you are a patient experiencing the symptoms mentioned above, tell a member of your health-care team immediately.
- To reduce the chance of infection, avoid direct interaction with other patients.
Clean your Hands
Eastern Health has alcohol-based hand rub dispensers (ABHRs) throughout its facilities, and we encourage you to use them frequently. Also, we encourage you to wash your hands regularly,
- before entering and immediately after leaving your room;
- before you eat or drink;
- after using the toilet or bedpan;
- after touching hospital equipment;
- after blowing your nose, sneezing or coughing;
- before and after any direct contact with a patient; or
- upon entrance to and exit from the health-care facility
Remember
It’s okay to ask visitors and members of your health-care team to wash their hands before and after they see you
Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Additional precautions are sometimes needed to help in the prevention and the spread of infection to other patients, visitors and staff. If you see a sign on your loved one’s room door indicating this, you may be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), i.e. gloves, gowns, mask and/or eye protection, etc. during your visit. Check with the nursing staff before entering the room.
- PPE Poster (PDF)
- PPE Pamphlet (PDF)
- PPE: Putting it On (PDF)
- PPE: Taking it Off (PDF)
- Droplet Precautions (2017, PDF)
- Contact Precautions Poster (2017, PDF)
- Droplet-Contact Precautions Poster (PDF)
- Airborne Precautions (2017, PDF)
- Influenza Immunization (2017, PDF)
- Pneumococcal Disease and Vaccination (2017 PDF)