HOSPITAL COVID UPDATE – JANUARY 17, 2022 – E1, E2, W2
The situation on each unit in Menno Hospital is rapidly changing. Please take note of how it is changing for your loved one in the location that they live in Menno Hospital. Not all of the COVID positives are transmitted in the workplace. This is due to the high prevalence of COVID in our community. Please pray for the staff who are working in these conditions, particularly the ones who are working with droplet precautions as they are in Hospital E1. They are also covering work for their co-workers who are off sick with COVID. This is difficult. We are getting help with staff needs from Fraser Health. Symptoms reported are said to be mild for both staff and residents. This is still an unknown for our residents as we do not fully understand the impact of COVID on a frail, elderly individual with pre-existing health issues.
Thank you for your patience – the leadership team is working very hard to address concerns with staffing and COVID management / infection protocols as the highest priority for residents living in Menno Hospital. We are grateful for the dedication of our Menno Hospital team members. If you’d like to encourage them, please email: Connect@MennoPlace.ca with your encouragement. Many of you know the staff by name. They’d love to hear from you!
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HOSPITAL E1: NOW ON OUTBREAK
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 8 residents | 0 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 34 (21 residents | 13 staff: 5 returned to work)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 17, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 3, 2022 (staff)
Menno Hospital E1 has been placed on Outbreak. This is a status that involves reporting directly to a Fraser Health Outbreak lead to provide guidance in measures to take to curb the transmission of COVID as best as possible.
- All residents remain on droplet precautions – isolation and full PPE for staff and essential visits
- Only VERY ESSENTIAL visits, no social visits
- Audits continue – hand hygiene audit, PPE audit, environmental audit
- All communal activity including dining stopped
- All families of affected residents are contacted
- Staff to using dining room as their cohorted break room
- Staff to use patio entrance to enter and exit the unit
- Any symptomatic residents will be swabbed for COVID
HOSPITAL E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 17, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 12, 2022 (staff)
3 symptomatic residents all came back with negative test results. This is great news!
- Staff to add goggles to mask wearing
- Screening twice per day for staff and residents
- No other restrictions at this time – essential and designated social visitors permitted (10am – 6pm is best)
- E2 staff to enter the unit via the patio entrance
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HOSPITAL W2: NOW ON OUTBREAK
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 15, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 10, 2022 (staff)
As we have symptomatic residents with pending swabs – 2 pending, the Public Health Officer has placed W2 on OUTBREAK. This is a status that involves reporting directly to a Fraser Health Outbreak lead to provide guidance in measures to take to curb the transmission of COVID as best as possible. This status may change again if all residents with pending swabs come back negative.
1 resident swab done yesterday came back negative. Great news!
- Staff to add goggles to mask wearing
- Screening twice per day for staff and residents
- Only essential visitors
- No droplet isolation for residents unless they are symptomatic
- W2 staff to take their break in the w1 staff room
- All group activities including communal dining to be stopped
