The medical and ICU units remain on “declared outbreak,” which I believe is what we reported to you during the interview last week Friday it was reprted the COPS chemotherapy unit was relocating to another site within the Yorkton Regional Health Centre to ensure patient safety for this vulnerable population. Now endoscopy and minor procedure services have been reduced to only urgent and emergent cases. All SHA guidelines have been implemented which include entrance screening for all patients and staff, enhanced PPE and cleaning, as well as frequent consultation with the Medical Health Officer and Infection Prevention and Control as needed to ensure proper practices.
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The Yorkton Regional Health Centre is dealing with active COVID-19 outbreaks.
Janna-Lea Yawney is the Interim Director of Acute Care for the Yorkton area. She says to date, a total of 47 cases are connected to three outbreaks in two units of the hospital, the 1st East and 1st West Medical Units as well as the Intensive Care Unit. The ICU outbreak was declared on January 17 while the outbreaks at the medical units were declared on January 19.
She adds there are two suspected outbreaks at the 2nd West Obstetrics Unit and 2nd South Medicine and Pediatrics Unit.
Among the cases, 21 are healthcare workers and 7 patients, including one patient in ICU.