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01.03.2022 / 23:05

COVID-19: End of 2 more public health measures in Ontario supported by the numbers, experts say

COVID-19 and its capacity limits is a reasonable step based on what public health data is telling us amid the ongoing global pandemic.Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) epidemiologist Dr. Dominik Mertz told Global News that despite some provincial wastewater data showing a bit of an uptick in coronavirus, current health-care metrics continue to improve.

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Hamilton Health Sciences issues termination notices as mandatory staff vaccination deadline passes

COVID-19 with some “limited exceptions.”“We hope that these individuals will choose to avoid termination by becoming fully vaccinated by January 26,” the hospital said in a release on Wednesday night. Over 95% of staff at Hamilton’s hospitals vaccinated with deadlines less than a month away “We encourage our colleagues to make the right choice and to choose to stay at HHS,” Hamilton Health Sciences said.The hospital system says so far 13 employees have now been terminated for non-compliance with reporting and testing requirements.About 52 individuals have been disciplined for non-compliance with reporting or testing.

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COVID-19: Low vaccine uptake among pregnant women in Hamilton ‘troubling’ amid recent baby boom

COVID-19 vaccination rates, a local OB-GYN says he’s seeing more ‘troubling’ metrics among would be mothers hesitant to get vaccinated.McMaster University OB-GYN chair and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) obstetrician Dr. Jon Barrett says a heightened concern for what’s being put into their bodies appears to be the driver of an inoculation rate lower than 60 per cent among soon to be moms.“There are always extra concerns about what you’re doing, what you’re eating, the drugs you’re taking, the medications, that’s normal for pregnancy,” Barrett told Global News.

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Hamilton’s growing COVID-19 cases still outpacing worst case modelling forecast by weeks

COVID-19 case numbers in late August continued to surpass expectations laid out in the worst-case modelling scenario by public health earlier in the month.The city’s current seven day case rate — averaging 77 per day — is beyond the predicted forecast by about two weeks according to a Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) microbiologist.“So we were about two weeks earlier than the projections in terms of the increased number of cases. What we don’t know, however, is what those curves are going to look like,” Dr.

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Hamilton reports new COVID-19 death, doc says hospitals could ‘cope’ if students return in 3rd wave

joining a call for a return to in-person learning as soon as possible in an effort to limit afflictions in youth she believes have been brought on by isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Martha Fulford, an infectious disease specialist with McMaster Children’s Hospital and Hamilton Health Sciences, says marked increases in eating disorders, obesity and mental health challenges among youth are likely the results of “social starvation.”The physician says school typically provides more than an education and the benefits of human interaction and organized events create a critically important itinerary for young people.

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Hamilton Health Sciences planning field hospital amid rising COVID-19 cases

Modelling suggests Hamilton may need three months of COVID-19 lockdown measures “It’s being set up in the footprints of the parking lot on Wellington Street, and the space was selected because of its proximity to HHS facilities, particularly the Hamilton General Hospital.”The unit will be the second of its kind after Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre began pitching its facility in a North York parking lot last February.Like Sunnybrook’s temporary field hospital, the HHS facility is expected to be self-contained and equipped with its own medical support system, generators and washrooms.The move follows public health pandemic modelling that suggested Hamilton may need three months of lockdown measures before being able to step into a less

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Hamilton’s vaccination rollout may be working with new cases trending younger, says doc

COVID-19 cases trending younger may be a sort of “good news.”Dr. Martha Fulford, an infectious disease specialist with McMaster Children’s Hospital and Hamilton Health Sciences, says the change could mean the affliction may be moving away from the part of the population that has been vaccinated.“It’s a good news story that we’re seeing it in the younger people, it tells us that the vaccines are remarkably effective because the demographics have shifted,” said Fulford.

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London, Ont. and Hamilton hospitals partner to provide virtual urgent care

COVID-19 pandemic.Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, and Hamilton Health Sciences have teamed up to provide virtual urgent care for adults, children and youth in southwestern Ontario, as well as for long-term care residents in Hamilton and Niagara North West.

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Hamilton to receive ‘modest’ amount of COVID-19 vaccines this week as city prepares for next phase

COVID-19 vaccinations, the city revealed that seniors 80 years and older in retirement homes and other congregate settings are likely next in line for the shot when shipments arrive.Medical officer of health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson says some retirement homes have already begun that process for seniors in facilities where people eat together in formal dining rooms.More details on the city’s vaccination strategy are set for the next public health board meeting on Friday.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton’s satellite health facility closes floor to admissions amid new outbreak

coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday night.Two patients and a healthcare worker tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson for St. Joe’s.

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Hamilton’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics begin administering second doses

COVID-19 vaccine program, slowed by a retooling of Pfizer’s European manufacturing facilities, is expected to start booking appointments for those needing a second dose from the city’s fixed clinic in about a week.The city’s medical officer health says the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) clinic, on pause since last week due to the limited vaccine supply in Ontario, will soon be reaching out to people who got their first shot at that location.“Those recipients are going to be scheduled for their second dose within the 42-day timeline that the province has put forward and are working towards reopening on February the 10th,” Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said in an update on Monday.

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Union urges Ontario government to revoke operating licence at Hamilton’s Grace Villa

COVID-19 outbreak is calling on Ontario’s provincial government to revoke the operator’s licence.Hamilton NDP MPP Monique Taylor and SEIU Healthcare President Sharleen Stewart have released a series of letters that they say were written by employees at Grace Villa long-term care home.The letters describe grotesquely unsanitary conditions and claim that employees did not have the resources, support and necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to adequately look after residents after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the facility on Nov.

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Outbreak declared at St. Joe’s Charlton hospital after staffers test positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 unit on the Charlton campus after two workers tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The agency says the workers are now at home self-isolating. The hospital’s infection prevention and control teams are monitoring the outbreak and a contact tracing investigation has begun.The unit is closed to visitors as per regular policy, according to a hospital spokesperson.

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Coronavirus: Niagara healthcare workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations next week

https://t.co/H5y5mkz4WU@fordnation @celliottability @SylviaJonesMPP pic.twitter.com/LGGc3ifLw9— Sam Oosterhoff (@samoosterhoff) January 6, 2021The news arrived the same day Niagara Public Health reported 29 deaths and active outbreaks at 25 health care facilities in the region.In a series of posts on social media, Niagara’s Acting Medical Officer of Health revealed that 26 of the deaths were residents of Niagara’s long-term care and retirement homes and made a plea for more help from the province. Dr.

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Coronavirus: Outbreak declared at satellite health facility in downtown Hamilton

COVID-19 outbreak at their Satellite Health Facility (SHF) in downtown after seven people tested positive for the coronavirus.A spokesperson for the hospital said the outbreak is on the third floor and involves five patients and two staff members who are now in isolation.“We are currently testing all health care workers on the floor as well as any staff who may have spent prolonged periods of time there,” said Tom Perry from HHS public relation department.

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Coronavirus: Long-term care staff first in Hamilton to receive COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccinations are underway in Hamilton.About 30 staff from local long-term care homes received shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday as the city opens its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic.Workers from Parkview Nursing Centre, the Wellington Retirement and Long-Term Care Home, St.

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HHS, St. Joe’s supporting Hamilton seniors’ homes hit hard by COVID-19 outbreaks

COVID-19 outbreaks.Staff from Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) have been deployed at Grace Villa, where an outbreak declared Nov. 25 has infected 217 people, including 140 residents and 77 staff members.Twenty-eight residents at the east mountain facility have died.On Dec.

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3rd coronavirus outbreak declared at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton

COVID-19 outbreaks after staff revealed a positive case with a patient at its F5 medicine unit.The department, which handles patients who have had treatment and are close to being discharged, says the patient is now in isolation and the unit is closed to visitors except for compassionate grounds.The hospital says staff that currently work in the unit will remain and not work anywhere else until the outbreak is declared over.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Recent workers and patients from the unit are now going through testing for the virus.

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Outbreak declared at Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre in Hamilton

COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday at a unit in the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (JHCC) after two staff members and a patient tested positive for the virus.The hospital says the E3 medicine unit is currently closed for admissions and no visitors will be allowed except on compassionate grounds.The infected staff members are now at home self-isolating and those who spent prolonged periods of time on the unit are currently being tested, according to hospital officials.Staff working in the unit will not work anywhere else until the outbreak over, HHS said in a statement.

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Charles Juravinski celebrates 91st birthday with $3M donation to fight coronavirus

coronavirus pandemic.Juravinski, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday, and his wife Margaret, have announced a donation of $3 million to health care projects, including a saliva-based COVID-19 test for use in groups like seniors in retirement homes.The research is going on at McMaster University‘s Department of Health Sciences and will support three projects:The donation has been made through the Juravinski Research Institute, a partnership between Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.“This has been an unprecedented year in so many ways,” Juravinski said.

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Coronavirus: Temporary health facility in downtown Hamilton opens amid increase in COVID-19 cases

3 Toronto hospitals report COVID-19 outbreaks Currently, HHS says its acute care occupancy is at 99 per cent.“Protecting acute care capacity in our hospitals is more important than ever as we contend with a global pandemic while at the same time entering the 2020-2021 infectious season,” president and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) said in a release on Monday.Clinical teams as well as a primary care physician are expected to be a part of the project.The satellite facility is a part of a province-wide funding initiative of $741 million to address service backlogs across Ontario.The launch comes amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with Hamilton reporting nine outbreaks across the city as of the weekend.The latest involves a

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Satellite health facility in downtown Hamilton will alleviate possible COVID-19 surge

COVID-19 cases in the city.The new operation, to be located at Effort Square on King Street East near Catharine Street, will house patients who do not require hospital care, and are awaiting transfer to a community-based location.Clinical teams as well as a primary care physician are expected to be a part of the project which has a tentative move-in date for patients on Oct. 19.The satellite facility is a part of a province-wide funding initiative of $741 million to address service backlogs across Ontario.

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Campaign led by Ontario doctors is helping connect patients with families digitally

COVID-19 pandemic.Since April, Frontline Connect Canada has been working with partners to provide free devices to patients in hospitals and care facilities, uniting family and friends using IOS and Android-driven devices. 7 more regions now in Stage 3 including some of GTA, Hamilton, Niagara areas “We’re a group of physicians and medical students, veterinarians, students, I.T.

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Coronavirus: Gradual resumption of services to begin at Hamilton hospitals

Things are slowly starting to return to normal at Hamilton’s hospitals amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hamilton has 439 COVID-19 cases, outbreak at city shelter declared over

Hamilton Ont., now has 439 total cases of the novel coronavirus as of Friday. The city has 432 confirmed cases and seven probable.

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Hamilton hospital nurse tests positive for new coronavirus

A hospital nurse in the city of Hamilton has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to their employer.

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