Bay St. George Long Term Care Centre Re-Opened for Visitation
For Immediate Release
(Corner Brook, NL- January 26th, 2012) Please be advised that Bay St. George Long Term Care Centre in Stephenville Crossing is open for visitation. The visitation restriction had been put in place due to a number of residents experiencing gastrointestinal illness.
Western Health would like to thank the public for their co-operation during this temporary visitation restriction.
To prevent the spread of infection in any institution in the Western Health region, we ask all visitors to wash/sanitize their hands when entering or leaving any of Western Health's facilities.
As well, Western Health recommends that anyone experiencing gastrointestinal like symptoms including vomiting and/or diarrhea refrain from visiting any of our facilities until at least 48 hours after their last symptoms.
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Media Contact:
Heidi Staeben-Simmons
Director of Communications
Western Health
709-637-5252
heidistaebensimmons@westernhealth.nl.ca