COVID-19 outbreak officially over on St. Joe’s fifth floor of Satellite Health Facility
Posted February 23rd, 2021
In consultation with Public Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton has declared the outbreak officially over on the fifth floor of the Satellite Health Facility (SHF).
- The outbreak (five healthcare workers and 15 patients) was declared over Feb. 23, 2021.
In managing the outbreak, Hamilton Public Health, St. Joe’s Infection Prevention and Control and Occupational Health and Safety teams regularly screened and tested all patients and healthcare workers for COVID -19. They also conducted contact tracing, and implemented extensive infection control measures.
The fifth floor of the SHF has been closed to admissions and visitors since Feb. 3. The floor will open to admissions this week. Visiting to the floor will resume March 1, 2021.
Media contact
Elaine Mitropoulos
Communications Specialist
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
905-870-3583
emitropo@stjoes.ca