Masking Protocols for Visitors:

Please Continue With:

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Masking is optional throughout the facility but remains strongly recommended.

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Visitors are asked to postpone their visit if feeling unwell.

Masking Protocols for Patients:

Updated:

Outpatients:

·         Masking is optional but strongly recommended where the patient has passed the respiratory self-screening questions.

Please Continue With:

Outpatients:

·           Masking remains mandatory on entry if experiencing respiratory illness or symptoms and or have risk factors compatible with respiratory illness.

o         Children who are younger than two years of age

may be exempt from wearing a mask.

Inpatients:

·         Masks are provided as an option within their room.

·         Masks are provided as an option throughout the facility.

 ·       Patients with respiratory illness must be masked for transfers outside of their room.

Masking protocols for Staff, Physicians, Students and Volunteers include the following:

Updated:

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Masks are required based on a point of care risk assessment (PCRA).

o   A PCRA must be completed before every patient/resident interaction to determine the risk of exposure to infectious agents and determine the appropriate IPAC measures to be taken.

o   If you are not familiar with how to perform a point of care risk assessment, please review the assigned Surge learning on personal risk assessment or reach out to your manager for additional training.

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Masking when instructed to do so as a return-to-work plan for respiratory illness

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Putting on the necessary PPE before entering an isolation room as per your PCRA.

• Parent/ caregiver for a child under ≤ 16 years of age
• Provide required medical history for someone with reduced mental capacity
• Frail elderly
• Requires assistance with mobility
• Requires assistance with feeding
• Language barrier
• Emotionally distraught, mental health crisis