Both Kitchener hospitals to ban visitors (update)
Posted Mar 18, 2020 03:02:00 PM.
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Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener, will no longer allow visitors, as of Thursday.
A joint statement from both hospitals, states there will be limited exceptions to the restriction.
It's in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19.
More details are expected to be released in the coming days.
You can read the statement from Ron Gagnon, President and CEO of Grand River and Lee Fairclough, President of St. Mary's below:
“In our continued effort to keep staff, providers, volunteers, patients and families safe, Grand River and St. Mary’s General hospitals are taking further important measures. We have asked most of our volunteers to stay home and stay well. We look forward to being able to welcome them back. As well, within the next 24 – 48 hours we'll be announcing that we will no longer allow visitors for an undetermined period of time. There will be limited exceptions to this restriction. None of us wants social distance to become isolating for patients. Our staff will do what they can to help patients and families connect virtually and by telephone. We'll provide clarity around all of this in the coming days and recommend you visit our websites for the most current information. Advice to the community continues to be to stay home when you can, keep your distance from others, and thoroughly wash your hands, often.”
