COVID-19 GGH Update April 25
How to give feedback
- Speak to your manager or director
- Ask your leader to bring forward an idea or concern to the COVID-19 Incident Management Team
- covidquestions@gghorg.ca
- What’s on your mind? (only works if you’re within the hospital)
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What’s New? (1)
Resources and Supplies (0)
Staff Support (4)
Policy Changes (0)
Starting with the positive…
Reporting on COVID-19 activity in staff and patients*
*Friday’s figures
| Total number of staff tested to date | 218 |
| Total number of staff with a negative test result to date | 180 |
| Current number of staff with a positive test | 13 |
| Number of staff results pending | 9 |
| Number of staff who tested positive and are now recovered | 16 |
| Total number of staff with a positive test result to date | 29 |
| Number of current in-patients who have tested positive | 9 |
Action/Must read
What’s new?
New directions allow discharging inpatients to Retirement Homes
On April 16, Ontario Health “temporarily paused” the ability of hospitals to discharge inpatients to either long-term-care homes or retirement homes. Now, it will allow transfer of hospital patients to retirement homes in certain circumstances where this is safe to do and in the best interest of the patient.
These transfers should only occur if the receiving home is not in a COVID-19 outbreak, the patient has been tested for COVID-19 at the point of discharge and is determined to have a negative result, the patient being transferred must complete 14-days of self-isolation upon arriving at the home and the home has a plan to ensure this occurs.
In its April 23 update, the Ministry of Health outlines all that’s being done to support the crisis in long-term-care homes
Resources and Supplies
Staff Support
Great reminders found on posters and LED displays around the building:
More thermometers available for purchase
All staff should be monitoring themselves for symptoms of any illness and taking their temperature at least twice per day. These days, drug stores are often out of thermometers so a supply has been set up for staff to buy. The thermometers are available at switchboard for $14, tax included. They are for staff purchase only – first come, first served.
Please remember to fill our our COVID-19 Staff Feedback survey!
A big “THANK YOU!” goes out to the 186 staff who have filled out the survey so far! We want to hear from as many staff as possible about how well we are doing with supporting you through the COVID-19 pandemic. Please share your thoughts, comments and ideas with us. The survey is anonymous and short so we hope you will respond. Click here to complete the survey today! If you have any questions about the survey, please email covidquestions@gghorg.ca
The Wellness Society has created a Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook for adults to work through. Plus, they have shared a children’s story book to use with your children.