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2019 Novel Coronavirus: Information for Patients and Visitors

10-2-2020

All clinics are open and procedures are operating as scheduled.

 

For the latest information and updates on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), including information on what to do if you feel you have symptoms, please click here to visit Ottawa Public Health: Novel Coronavirus. Ottawa Public Health is the public health lead for eastern Ontario and is working with public health authorities at the provincial and federal level. The Deep River and District Hospital is in close contact with Renfrew Public Health and all eastern Ontario hospitals. Hospital staff are trained to assess patients for respiratory infections, including the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

 

If you have an appointment in one of our clinics and if you have a fever and symptoms of respiratory infection, or if you have vomiting or diarrhea, please call the clinic in advance and ask if you should still attend your appointment.

 

VISITOR INFORMATION

 

Please do not visit friends or family who are in the hospital if you feel ill or have any symptoms of any respiratory virus. We encourage you to receive your seasonal influenza vaccine if you have not yet done so.

 

Click here to access our Visiting and Parking Page for more information on visiting the Deep River and District Hospital.