Current Outbreaks
| Date declared | Location | Residential or Hospital | Unit and/or Program | Outbreak Type | Comments |
| April 18 | The Oxford Senior Care Home |
Residential | Gastrointestinal Illness | ||
| April 18 | The Madison Care Centre | Residential | Gastrointestinal Illness |
Updated April 18, 2018
The current active outbreaks list is updated when new outbreaks are declared. When an outbreak is over, the facility is removed from the list.
Scenarios
Respiratory illnesses are reported below as Scenarios A or B.
- Scenario A illnesses are respiratory illness outbreaks in which Influenza is known or suspected as cause.
- Scenario B illnesses are respiratory illness outbreaks characterized by serious illness – while not Influenza, illness is more than “a bad cold” in many or most of those affected.
Gastrointestinal illnesses do not require Scenario classification.
Visitors
We ask all visitors to use our hand hygiene stations when they enter and and exit our facilities, particularly if there is a reported outbreak.
- If you have any of the following, please do not visit at this time:
- Vomiting or diarrhea
- Cough or flu-like symptoms
- Fever
- Rash
- Hand hygiene stations are located at every entrance/exit in all our facilities and we ask that you use the alcohol-based hand rub so that you don’t bring any germs into the hospital, nor take any home
- Please read and follow the outbreak notice posters located at the entrance of any unit declared with an outbreak. If you need help or further information, ask one of the staff at the nursing station.
- Help yourself to any disease information pamphlets located on the unit, regarding the particular outbreak.
- You will be asked to repeat hand hygiene just before you enter the patient’s room and immediately when you leave their room.
- If you are visiting someone who is located on an outbreak unit, visitors may be limited to 2 people at a time. Please do not visit other patient rooms or common areas on the unit such as the lounge and patient kitchenette. We also recommend you don’t visit public areas in the hospital such as the cafeteria and gift shop.