Please be advised that a visitation restriction is in place on the 3rd floor (3A) Medicine Unit at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook. The visitation restriction is in place due to a number of patients admitted to the unit with gastrointestinal illness.
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(Corner Brook, NL, September 20, 2011) Please be advised that a visitation restriction is in place on the 3rd floor (3A) Medicine Unit at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook. The visitation restriction is in place due to a number of patients admitted to the unit with gastrointestinal illness.
Western Health would like to ask for the public’s co-operation during this temporary visitation restriction. Exceptions may be made for immediate family members. Family members are asked to contact the unit directly before attempting to visit the hospital.
To prevent the spread of infection in any institution in the Western Health region, we ask the public to wash/sanitize your hands when you enter or leave any of Western Health's facilities.
As well, Western Health would recommend that anyone experiencing gastrointestinal like symptoms including vomiting and/or diarrhea refrain from visiting any of our facilities until at least 48 hours after your last symptoms .
Western Health would like to thank you for your cooperation in helping prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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Media Contact:
Heidi Staeben-Simmons
Director of Communications
Western Health
709-637-5252
heidistaebensimmons@westernhealth.nl.ca