Screening at Providence Care sites

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 will be asked the following questions:

Do you have a fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8oC)?
Do you have any of the following symptoms (onset in the last 7 days):
- New or worsening cough
- Sore throat
- Shortness of breath
- 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
- Changes in your sense of taste/smell
Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results or ever tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 30 days? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
In the last 14 days, have your travelled outside of Canada?
In the last 14 days, have you had close contact* with any of the following:
- A sick traveller
- A person with an infectious respiratory illness
- A probable or confirmed case of COVID-19

*Close, unprotected contact is defined as having provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, prolonged contact without appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) including: gown, gloves, mask and eye protection.

If you have any of the above symptoms, please do not visit the hospital. You may also consider visiting the COVID-19 Assessment Centre.

Providence Manor

Essential visitor restrictions are in place until further notice.

For those with a loved one who is end-of-life, only one essential visitor will be permitted to enter the Home at a time.
Essential visitors and all staff, physicians and students will continue to be actively screened before entering the Home.
Please read the Providence Manor Essential Visitor Guidelines for more detail.

You will be asked the following questions:

Do you have a FEVER (temperature of ≥ 37.8oC)?
Do you have any of the following SYMPTOMS (onset in last 7 days?)

- New or worsening cough
- Shortness of breath
- Sore throat
- Chills
- Runny nose, sneezing, 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
- Changes in your sense of tas

Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results or ever tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 30 days? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
In the last 14 days, have you travelled outside of Canada?
In the last 14 days, have you had close, unprotected contact* with any of the following:
-A sick traveller
-Someone with an infectious respiratory illness
-A probable or confirmed case of COVID-19
*Close, unprotected contact is defined as having provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, prolonged contact without appropriate PPE including: gowns, gloves, mask and eye protection.
Asymptomatic or Surveillance testing in one of your close contacts does not apply.

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 ≥ 37.8°C)?
Do you have any of the following symptoms (onset in the last 7 days):
- 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
- changes in your sense of taste/smell
Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results or ever tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 30 days? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
In the last 14 days, have you travelled outside of Canada?
In the last 14 days, have you had close, unprotected contact* with any of the following:
- a sick traveller
- someone with an infectious respiratory illness
- a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19