Wednesday, July 1, 2020
JUNE 27th MIRACLE - IN PHOTOS
Volunteers helping on Plumbrook Drive in Leamington included Tom Sak in the truck, along with Jasmine and Claudia Schmitt in the trailer. Sun photo
Ivan and Denise Martin with their collection of non-perishables along Rickway Drive in Leamington. Sun photo
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Erie Shores HealthCare updates visitor restrictions LEAMINGTON — Erie Shores HealthCare (ESHC) continues to review the Visitor Restrictions policy implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the feedback from patients, families, staff and physicians, ESHC is taking a careful, staged approach to relaxing visitor/family presence restrictions. The health and safety of everyone will continue to be priority with each phase carefully monitored over time. As the pandemic evolves, ESHC will determine if it is necessary to change course, at any time, to maintain the safety of staff, patients and the community. Visitors will answer screening questions at the main entrance prior to entering the facility (if a visitor fails screening, they will be denied entry into the hospital and referred to the Assessment Centre if required). No Children under the age of 18 are allowed to visit. All visitors must wear a surgical/ procedural or cloth mask and/or additional PPE as required; ESHC will now move into Phase 1 which includes: • Palliative Care: an inpatient who is palliative, as defined by the Most Responsible Physician (MRP), may have no more than two family members present at a time. The two family members must be designated for the duration of the stay. • COVID-19 Palliative Care: one family member per patient. This may have to be someone who is not a member of the same household as the patient in order to be able to pass the screening, which currently restricts access to persons in close contact with known or sus-
pected persons with COVID-19. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be provided by the clinical unit for this family member to keep them safe while they are with their loved one. Note: this direction may change at any time based on COVID-19 prevalence within the community or hospital. • Patients for whom we cannot provide safe care without a family member present: A small number of patients (e.g. very frail/elderly, patient with dementia, person who is non-verbal or severely disabled) require a family member to be present because we cannot provide safe care otherwise. In this case and at the direction of the clinical provider/ team, a family member may be required to accompany a patient. • Emergency Department: A patient who is at imminent risk of dying may have a loved one present with them during their Emergency Department (ED) stay. Patients with cognitive or mobility difficulties may be accompanied by one person during their ED stay. • Women in Labour/Post-Partum: Women in active labour may be accompanied by one adult family member. This includes the duration of their postpartum stay. • Paediatrics: Paediatric patients (Inpatients, Emergency Department and Perioperative Services) may have up to one adult family members present. ESHC will continue to evaluate Phase 2 in the coming days and weeks. For more information on ESHC visit www.erieshoreshealthcare.ca, or check us out on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and now YouTube.
ACCESSING INFORMATION ON COVID-19
If you need accurate information, please be sure to check out one of the websites below. Some of the information floating around social media is not accurate and you should put your trust in these websites to give you the proper information. HEALTH CANADA
www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19
ONTARIO MIN. OF HEALTH
On the left, volunteers sort food brought into the drop-off site at Kendrick Funeral Home in Kingsville. Right, volunteers gather prior to the Leamington portion of the June 27th Miracle at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre. Sun photo
www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus
ONTARIO SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL
covid-19.ontario.ca/self-assessment
WINDSOR ESSEX COUNTY HEALTH UNIT
www.wechu.org/
CHATHAM-KENT PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT
ckphu.com
MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON
www.leamington.ca
TOWN OF KINGSVILLE www.kingsville.ca
MUNICPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT
www.chatham-kent.ca
ERIE SHORES HEALTHCARE www.erieshoreshealthcare.ca
Volunteers sort and pack donations for the June 27th Miracle at the Unico rink at Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre. Sun photo
BUSINESSES & EMPLOYEES www.ontario.ca/ontariotogether
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei.html
