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 a fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8oC)?
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- Difficulty swallowing
- New headache
- Unexplained fatigue/malaise
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain
- Change in your sense of taste/smell
- 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 20 days?
- In the last 14 days, have you:
- lived or travelled within the Porcupine Health Unit area?
- travelled outside of Ontario?
- travelled outside of Canada?*
- In the last 14 days, have you had contact** with a suspected*** or confirmed case of COVID-19 or living/working in a facility in outbreak?
*If yes, please note if visitor is an essential worker.
**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) 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
Effective May 22, 2021: only Essential Visitors and Essential Caregivers (one per resident at a time) are permitted in the home. Essential Caregivers must be swabbed for COVID-19 every other day, up to a maximum of three times per week.
Two General Visitors are permitted to have outdoor visits with a loved one at Providence Manor. General Visitors are NOT permitted in the home.
Essential Caregivers, Essential Visitors and General Visitors 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 a fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8oC)?
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- Difficulty swallowing
- New headache
- Unexplained fatigue/malaise
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain
- Change in your sense of taste/smell
- 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 20 days?
- In the last 14 days, have you:
- lived or travelled within the Porcupine Health Unit area?
- travelled outside of Ontario?
- travelled outside of Canada?*
- In the last 14 days, have you had contact** with a suspected*** or confirmed case of COVID-19 or living/working in a facility in outbreak?
*If yes, please note if visitor is an essential worker.
**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) 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 for more detailed information about Providence Manor visiting protocols.
Community Services
All clients/visitors must answer the following questions before they are allowed to enter a Community Services site:
- Do you have a fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8oC)?
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- New or worsening cough
- Sore throat
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- Difficulty swallowing
- New and/or unexplained headache
- Unexplained fatigue/malaise
- Unexplained nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain
- Change in your sense of taste/smell
- 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 20 days?
- In the last 14 days, have you:
- lived or travelled within the Porcupine Health Unit area?
- travelled outside of Ontario?
- travelled outside of Canada?*
- In the last 14 days, have you had contact** with a suspected*** or confirmed case of COVID-19, or living/working in a facility in outbreak?
*If yes, please note if visitor is an essential worker.
**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.
***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/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.
