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The outbreak was recorded in the hospital’s emergency wing. Other staff members have been relocated to the area in order maintain services. “In addition to enhancing infection control measures and screening efforts, a mobile vaccination clinic was deployed [Thursday] for emergency sector staff in order to be able to offer a 1st dose to those who do not have it,” wrote Charbonneau. A second dose will be administered to those who haven’t yet received one in the coming days. According to information received by CTV News Wednesday, nurses, doctors and at least one clerical worker are among those who have tested positive. All were immediately removed from the workplace.
Newsweek magazine has ranked the Jewish General Hospital the best hospital in Quebec, the publication announced in its annual multi-country survey.
âThis is the third year that Newsweek has partnered with Statista Inc, the respected global data research firm, to reveal the Worldâs Best Hospitalsâ and it may be our most important ranking yet,â wrote Nancy Cooper,
Newsweekâs News Global Editor-in-Chief. âAs the events of 2020 made clear, our lives and those of our loved ones may rest on the kind of health care we have access to.
âThe 2,000 hospitals named in this listâwhich covers 25 countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada âstand out for their consistent excellence, including distinguished physicians, top-notch nursing care and state-of-the-art technology,â she added.