COVID-19 Update

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2020

To: Everyone at HHS

From: Kelly Campbell, Vice President, Corporate Services and Capital Development

Deb Bedini, Director, Regional Cardiac &Vascular Program

Subject: Screening at Entrances

Starting Wednesday, March 18, HHS will begin limiting access to entrances at our sites. Starting Thursday, March 19, we will begin screening of all patients and visitors for COVID- 19. Staff and physicians will be asked to self-assess using ministry approved guidelines.

Screening at visitor/patient entrances will begin at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 18 at JCC, and 6 a.m., Thursday, March 19 at other locations. The list below provides exact locations of all staff/physician and patient/visitor entrances.

Locations of staff entrances: The only points of entry and exit for staff and physicians will be:

Hamilton General • McMaster Wing Entrance • Rehab Sliders South Entrance • Staff and Physicians on call who are responding to emergencies can use Level F Parking Ramp entrance or Front Entrance

Juravinski • G wing main entrance main level

MUMC • Red Parking Level • Stairwell 42 from the underground

West Lincoln • East Basement Door

St Peters • Courtyard entrance

Note that the Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre is closed.

Screening entrances for the public and visitors: The only points of entry and exit for patients and visitors will be:

Hamilton General Hospital • Main Entrance • Regional Rehab • Parking Level F Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre • Main Entrance • main entrance (starting Mar. 18 at 8 a.m.) • Emergency Department McMaster University Medical Centre • Main Entrance • Emergency Department • Yellow Parking Level Vestibule St. Peter’s Hospital • South Entrance West Lincoln Memorial Hospital • Main Entrance

What do I need to do? Please have your ID badge with you at all times otherwise you will not be given entry. If you do not have an ID badge, please visit your site security office before Thursday at 6 a.m.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

To keep up to date on all the measures we are taking during the pandemic, please refer to the Hub and the Hub app.

Thank you