A resident of a Hamilton retirement home that has been hit hard by a COVID-19 outbreak was accidentally left behind during a massive transfer of patients to local hospitals.
Fifty-two residents from the Rosslyn Retirement Residence were transferred to St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Hamilton General Hospital between Friday afternoon and early Saturday morning.
Twenty-seven residents were taken to St. Joe’s Charlton campus and 25 residents were transferred to the General, according to public health. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] But a male resident was left behind in his room in the empty retirement home on King Street, near Gage Park, during the transfer and wasn’t located until Saturday evening