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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Hospital CEO is concerned about rising numbers
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That’s why she was pleased with By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — Erie Shores Health- the letter of instruction issued over the Care Chief Executive Officer, Kristin weekend by the Windsor-Essex County Kennedy, is voicing her concerns over Medical Office of Health. The letter of instruction reduces the rising COVID numbers in and around the community and the false narrative number of people at an indoor gatherthat is preventing people from getting ing to 10, while outdoor gatherings will vaccinated or following public health be set at 25. The restrictions take effect Friday, December 10 at 12:01 am. restrictions. The hospital itself has also put en“The data doesn’t lie,” she says. “Facts hanced visitor screening measures in are facts and this is not a conspiracy.” Kennedy noted that there are current- place, effective Monday, December 6. Vaccinated visitors are ly 12 confirmed COVID-19 required to test negative on patients in hospital at Erie “There is a a Rapid Antigen Test that is Shores. All 12 are unvaccisignificant completed on arrival to the nated. hospital. “The vaccines work to community Unvaccinated visitors minimize hospitalization burden and spread are required to provide and death,” she said. ESHC screeners with a Currently the Erie Shores right now.” negative PCR test result, HealthCare COVID Assessment Centre is seeing a — Kristin Kennedy taken within 72-hours, and required to test negative on sharp increase in positivity a Rapid Antigen Test that is rates that are around 15 per cent, which is five times the provincial completed on arrival at the hospital. These enhanced measures are on top positivity rate. Kennedy says this is alarming and of restrictions currently in place, includshows that our area is in need of ‘tight- ing a limit on the number of permitted visitors per patient and limitations on a ening up’. “There is a significant community visitor’s ability to move throughout the burden and spread right now,” she said. hospital. The new screening measures do not The recent outbreak at a popular Kingsville restaurant — which so far has impact patients seeking medical care. infected 42 people — has had a signifi- As always, a patient’s care at Erie Shores cant impact on local case numbers and HealthCare is not affected by a patient’s COVID or vaccination status. hospital admissions. “We’re tired,” says Kristin Kennedy. Kennedy says that Erie Shores is currently at about 25 per cent capacity in “We need the community to help us out their ICU, which could go up exponen- of this. Vaccinations work. Please get tially if left unaddressed. vaccinated.”
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