Effective immediately, the health authorities in the province are relaxing some of the rules for visitors and patients at their facilities.
In Eastern Health, all support persons and visitors must register upon arrival to the facility and be screened prior to the visit. Visits will only proceed for individuals who meet the screening criteria.
In addition:
• Hospital patients can identify one support person, if required, and up to two visitors per day who can visit separately once a day unless otherwise advised by the clinical care team.
• Long-term care residents can identify one support person, if required, and up to two visitors per day who can visit separately once a day, or at the same time if physical distancing requirements can be maintained. Visitors are advised to connect with the patient’s health care team to discuss visitation hours.
• Obstetrics patients may have one support person and one doula during delivery, and up to two visitors per day are permitted after delivery until the time of the patient’s discharge.
• Pediatric patients in hospital may have both parents/guardians visit at the same time and there are no restrictions on the number of visits per day.
Rules and protocols across the four health authorities are similar but may have slight variations.