The local hospital is bringing in prescheduled visits for the rest of the pandemic.
The new Designated Visitor Policy has three phases the organization can move between, based on the current status of the hospital, the community, and provincial directives.
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital is currently in Phase 3 of the policy.
It allows inpatients that are Covid negative, to have two scheduled designated visitors at the same time, for end of life care, patients arriving for childbirth, inpatients undergoing major surgery and other circumstances.
For inpatients who are Covid-19 suspect, or confirmed, visitor restrictions are in place through all three phases of the plan.
“Bringing a reduced capacity of visitors back to CGMH is vital for our patients wellbeing and helps our nursing staff. The compassionate care of family and friends is a very important part of the healing process and we are pleased to bring scheduled designated visitors back to CGMH,” says Lauren Tindall, VP Patient Experience.