Influenza outbreak at Windsor Regional Hospital

Today we were notified one patient on our 6North unit at our Met campus was confirmed positive for Influenza A. The patient was showing symptoms a couple days ago and we were waiting for test results to be returned.

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Windsor - February 7, 2015 - Today we were notified one patient on our 6North unit at our Met campus was confirmed positive for Influenza A. The patient was showing symptoms a couple days ago and we were waiting for test results to be returned.

In addition, in the meantime, today a staff member who works on the same floor is now experiencing symptoms consistent with influenza. That staff member is at home.

Therefore, as a result of the above, we are on OUTBREAK status for the 6North unit at our Met campus.

Effective immediately:
- any staff (ie employee/professional staff) that enters the 6 North Unit must wear a surgical mask
- any staff (ie employee/professional staff) that enters an actual patient room on 6 North Unit to provide patient care must wear a surgical mask plus eye prote ction. They can wear the same mask and eye protection for their complete visit on the unit.
- Visitors must wear a surgical mask when entering the unit.
- Visitors will be restricted to 2 per patient. The same two visitors for the time the patient is on tha t unit. Compassionate exceptions will be made.
- The unit will be closed to admissions
- Everyone please wash hands entering and exiting the unit and of course follow four moments of hand hygiene while on unit
- Staff working on the unit will be limited as muc h as possible
- No volunteers on the unit
- Other PPE may have to be worn depending on the particular patient

Security will be stationed at the entrance to the unit. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to the above.

When asked to place on a mask please do so.