A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
Hospital officials say as of September 11, 2021, three patients on Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit have received a positive test result for COVID-19 as a result of hospital transmission.
An outbreak has been declared on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit by the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit (CKPHU).
“CKPHU works closely with CKHA to manage the outbreak on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit, and will work in consultation with CKPHU to declare the outbreak over,” hospital officials said in a media release.
“CKPHU is communicating with impacted patients and families for the contact tracing process. CKPHU contacts individuals who have been exposed and informs them of appropriate measures to take.”
As part of CKHA’s pandemic response action plan and in alignment with the hospital’s infection prevention and control guidelines, a number of additional initiatives have been implemented in response to the outbreak on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit, hospital officials added.
“CKHA will continue following these measures until the Medical Officer of Health for CKPHU rescinds the outbreak order,” CKHA officials say.
“CKHA’s Essential Visitor and Care Partner Access policy will remain in Phase 3 ‘Green’ during this time although there will be no visitors/care partners allowed for patients on the Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit and on the Medicine unit as per the outbreak announced on September 7, 2021, which remains an active outbreak unit. There is no change to care partner access for end-of-life patients on the outbreak units and other exceptions may be permitted through the established visitor restrictions appeals process.”
CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care, hospital officials say.
“If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department,” CKHA officials added.
“CKHA will provide further updates as information becomes available.”
Earlier this week, a COVID-19 outbreak was announced within the Medicine A Unit of the hospital as well.
This outbreak involved three total cases.
