Please be advised that more enhanced visitation restrictions will be in place at noon today at Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook. A visitation ban is in place due to a number of patients in the hospital with flu like symptoms.
Please be advised that more enhanced visitation restrictions will be in place at noon today at Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook. A visitation ban is in place due to a number of patients in the hospital with flu like symptoms.
Patients who are coming to the hospital for medical appointments or to be seen in the emergency department are asked to enter the hospital through the outpatients entrance.
All other people are asked to enter the hospital through the main entrance. You will be asked to sanitize your hands and may be asked to wear a mask. There are times when you may not be permitted to enter the hospital.
Limited exceptions for visitation may be made on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the nursing unit directly for instructions on how to proceed. Children under 14 years of age should not visit within the hospital during this ban.
Western Health would like to ask for the public’s co-operation during this temporary visitation ban.
Most of Western Memorial Regional Hospital’s Volunteer programs will continue to be suspended on a temporary basis during this visitation ban. Please contact Residential Services Department of Western Health for more information.
People who have any influenza like symptoms including cough, fever, runny nose, headache, are asked to refrain from visiting any of Western Health’s facilities. Individuals with any of these symptoms should rest at home, drink fluids, practice proper hand washing with water and soap, and if the symptoms persist contact their physician.
To prevent the spread of infection in any institution in the Western Health Region we ask the public to follow these simple steps:
- Wash/Sanitize your hands when you enter or leave any of Western Health's facilities.
- There may be times when you are asked to follow special precautions or instructions where you visit i.e. wearing gloves, gowns, masks or washing hands.
Western Health would like to thank you for your cooperation in helping prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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For more information,
Please contact:
Heidi Staeben-Simmons
Director of Communications,
Western Health 709-637-5252