Lorsque Jane Thomas s’est approchée de la porte de l’Unité de soins prolongés (USP) à notre emplacement de Welland, la chanson de son mariage, When a Man Loves a Woman, retentissait d’un haut-parleur dehors.
Le 3 mai, Santé Niagara a déclaré une éclosion de COVID-19 dans l’unité d’hospitalisation D à l’emplacement Greater Niagara General, à Niagara Falls.
Niagara Health today declared an outbreak of COVID-19 on the inpatient Trillium Unit at the Greater Niagara General Site in Niagara Falls.
May 1 is always a special day at Niagara Health, when we take the time to honour our more than 600 physicians and those practising in the community on Doctors’ Day.
After 14 days of enhanced monitoring of patients and staff showed there had been no evidence of further transmission and no new additional COVID-19 cases on the unit, our Infection Prevention and Control team was able to declare an end to the outbreak.
Caring for patients with a potentially devastating illness like COVID-19 is hard enough for the team on Unit 4A at our St. Catharines Site. But adding to the challenge is the fact patients’ loved ones cannot be by their side, says Registered Nurse Devin Rankin.
L’éclosion de COVID-19 dans l’unité d’hospitalisation 4A à l’emplacement de St. Catharines est déclarée terminée.
The hardest part about caring for patients with COVID-19 for Dr. Lorraine Jensen is the severity of the virus and how quickly the condition of patients – especially the elderly – can worsen.
As residents living in long-term care and retirement homes continue to be heavily impacted by COVID-19, Niagara Health is moving quickly to mobilize support and help protect our community’s most vulnerable citizens.
For Lesley Collins, one of the most challenging parts about the COVID-19 pandemic hits close to home.
