A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Etobicoke General Hospital’s 7 East Cardiology unit.
Currently, all admissions to the unit are closed, except for patients who require telemetry, which is the process of automatically collecting, transmitting, and measuring data from remote sources like sensors and other devices.
William Osler Health System said it is now taking extra precautions to “protect patients and health care workers,” including notifying them and using the appropriate precautions to prevent transmission of the virus, including testing and monitoring staff, physicians and patients, as appropriate, limiting staff members who normally work on multiple units to work on one unit only, and enhancing cleaning of patient care equipment and the hospital units.
“This is something that happens in healthcare settings and that's why we have very dedicated infection prevention and control professionals to help prevent and quell these as quickly as possible,” he said.
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