Updated: May 27, 2022
Providence Care Hospital
All staff, physicians, outpatients, volunteers, and visitors are screened at the main entrance. Only those who pass screening will be allowed to enter the hospital.
You must answer the following questions:
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8°C)?
- new or worsening cough
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
- chills
- change in your sense of taste/smell
- runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- difficulty swallowing
- unexplained fatigue/malaise
- nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea
- Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
- Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days?
- In the last 10 days, have you:
- had contact* with a suspected** or confirmed case of COVID-19?
- lived/worked in a facility in outbreak?
- Are you on federal quarantine due to travel?
*Contact: been advised by public health or your employer you have had contact with a
confirmed case, provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, contact without appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gown, gloves, mask and eye protection, with someone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19.
**Asymptomatic or surveillance testing in one of your contacts does not apply.
If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, do not visit.
Click here to learn more about COVID-19 safety measures in place at Providence Care Hospital.
Providence Manor
All staff, essential caregivers, essential visitors, general visitors, and designated care partners will be screened upon arrival.
Please answer our screening questions truthfully. If you do not pass screening, your visit will be postponed.
You must answer the following questions:
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8oC)
- cough
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
- chills
- conjunctivitis
- changes in your sense of taste/smell
- runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- difficulty swallowing
- unexplained fatigue/malaise
- nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea
- Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply and is not a reason for exclusion)
- Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days?
- In the last 10 days, have you:
- had contact* with a suspected** or confirmed case of COVID-19?
- lived/worked in a facility in outbreak?
- In the last 14 days, have you or someone in your household travelled outside of Canada AND is currently required to be in quarantine (as per the federal quarantine requirements?)
- Are you compliant with the COVID-19 immunization policy requiring:
• all Essential Caregivers and Support Workers to provide the screener proof that you have been vaccinated with a 3rd booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (unless you have provided an approved exemption.)
• all General Visitors to provide the screener proof that you have received 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination with 14 days since your second dose, unless you have provided an approved exemption. - Are you an Essential Caregiver and NOT compliant with the requirement to have a rapid antigen test done twice weekly on non-consecutive days? (three times weekly if you are not fully vaccinated)
- Are you a Support Worker or General Visitor and NOT compliant with the requirement to have a rapid antigen test on the day of or day prior to your visit (regardless of vaccination status)?
*Contact: been advised by public health or your employer you have had contact with a confirmed case, provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, contact without appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gown, gloves, mask and eye protection, with someone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19.
**Asymptomatic or surveillance testing in one of your contacts does not apply.
If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, do not visit.
Community Services
All staff, clients and visitors must answer the following questions before they are allowed to enter a Community Services site:
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8°C)?
- new or worsening cough
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
- chills
- change in your sense of taste/smell
- runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- difficulty swallowing
- unexplained fatigue/malaise
- nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea
- Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
- Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days?
- In the last 10 days, have you:
- had contact* with a suspected** or confirmed case of COVID-19?
- lived/worked in a facility in outbreak?
- Are you on federal quarantine due to travel?
*Contact: been advised by public health or your employer you have had contact with a
confirmed case, provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, contact without appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gown, gloves, mask and eye protection, with someone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19.
**Asymptomatic or surveillance testing in one of your contacts does not apply.
If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, do not visit.
All clients and visitors must also sign in during screening and provide their name, as well as a contact number.
Click here to learn more about protective measures in place at Community Services sites.
Providence Transitional Care Centre
All staff, patients and visitors must answer the following questions before they are allowed to enter:
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8°C)?
- new or worsening cough
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
- chills
- change in your sense of taste/smell
- runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- difficulty swallowing
- unexplained fatigue/malaise
- nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea
- Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
- Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days?
- In the last 10 days, have you:
- had contact* with a suspected** or confirmed case of COVID-19?
- lived/worked in a facility in outbreak?
- Are you on federal quarantine due to travel?
*Contact: been advised by public health or your employer you have had contact with a
confirmed case, provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, contact without appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gown, gloves, mask and eye protection, with someone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19.
**Asymptomatic or surveillance testing in one of your contacts does not apply.
If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, do not visit.
Click here to learn more about protective measures in place at Providence Transitional Care Centre.
