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If the patient you hope to visit is on a unit on outbreak, contact the unit the patient is on before visiting. In an outbreak situation, visitors are no permitted to protect the safety of our patients, their loved ones and our communities.

Additional precautions as identified by the outbreak management teamĬan I visit a patient when their unit is on outbreak?.

Follow-up of patients and staff who may have been exposed to the source of the outbreak, including appropriate testing and isolation as needed.

Other partners as needed to effectively manage the outbreak and limit further transmission.

Formation of an outbreak management team which includes representation from:.

When an outbreak occurs in a hospital, additional measures are taken to mitigate further infections, including: Unity Health has precautions in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the continued safety of our patients and staff. What is Unity Health Toronto doing to address the outbreaks? IPAC works collaboratively with Occupational Health to obtain essential information to understand if there is an outbreak.

It is a joint decision made by Unity Health Toronto – with our Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) team – and Toronto Public Health. Outbreak status means the unit has had two COVID-19 cases within a 14-day period, where both cases could reasonably have been acquired in hospital. The definition of a COVID-19 outbreak in a hospital is set by the province of Ontario. Michael’s – resolved on September 6, 2022 Houses of Providence – 4 East (Juniper and Sumac) – declared August 10, 2022.You can find a unit by visiting our Clinic and Unit Contact Information page. In an outbreak situation, visitors are not permitted to protect the safety of our patients, their loved ones and our communities. We also take many measures to ensure the outbreak(s) are contained, including closing the affected unit to admissions, additional testing of patients and staff physicians and learners, enhanced cleaning and infection control procedures and additional safety precautions for our staff, physicians, learners, as well as patients and visitors. Each outbreak is assigned an outbreak management team that ensures infection prevention and control practices are followed. Our hospitals remain safe places to receive care. When an outbreak is declared, our teams reach out to any patients, staff, physicians and learners who had direct contact with a positive case to advise of next steps.

The unit(s) listed below are currently in outbreak, which means they have had two COVID-19 cases within a 14-day period, where both cases could reasonably have been acquired in hospital. To help keep patients and visitors informed, Unity Health has developed this page to track and consolidate all COVID-19 outbreak-related information at St.