Visitors

Please note: Our guidelines will be changing effective November 1, 2021 to include mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.  Some exceptions will be made.  

General Information for visitors

• All visitors/support persons will be requested to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, only limited exceptions will permit visiting without proof of vaccination.
• Please clean your hands with hand sanitizer or soap and water each time you enter or exit the patient’s room
• Before providing any food or medications, please discuss with the care team
• Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance is a scent free environment, please refrain from wearing any scented products, such as perfumes and body sprays, and bringing strongly scented flowers into the
  hospital
• To protect the privacy of patients, visitors and staff, the use of recording devices is not permitted without consent
• Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance is committed to providing a safe and respectful environment for patients, visitors and staff. We have a zero-tolerance policy against violence, abusive and/or
  threatening behavior

Further information around proof of COVID-19 vaccination for visitors/support persons can be found here

All Visitors will be required to:

• Pass the screening upon entry to the hospital
• Wear a hospital provided mask through their entire visit, visitors are asked to avoid consumption of food or drink while in patient rooms
• Only visit one inpatient while in the building
• Limit movement throughout the hospital with no access to common areas
• Be able to enter the building and get to the inpatient unit independently

General Visiting

• General visiting will not be permitted for patients with a pending or positive COVID-19 swab, all patients will be swabbed for COVID-19 on admission.
• All inpatients will be permitted to have 1 visitor in the building at a time during set visiting hours, no restriction to the total number of visitors per day (it will be the
  responsibility of the visitors to manage who is visiting at what time).
• General visitors will be permitted to enter the building between the hours of 11am and 5pm, with visiting hours ending at 7pm (meaning visitors should arrive
  before 5pm and exit the hospital by 7pm)
• Hospital staff may ask visitors to step out of the room while providing care to allow safe physical distancing
• Clergy visits will not replace a daily visitor
• Providers of personal care (ex. hairdressers) will be permitted

Palliative Care

• Patients with a palliative diagnosis, expected to pass way during this hospital stay or those with planned discharge to hospice, or home for continued end of life care may
  have two (2) visitors in the hospital building at one time. These 2 visitors may alternate throughout the day.

Obstetrical Inpatients

• Obstetric patients will have two designated support persons during labour and one designated support person during post-partum care who will be permitted to come and go as needed.

Pediatric Patients

• Pediatric patients will be permitted the presence of two (2) parents/guardians at all times. Pediatric patients will be allowed parent/guardian presence during COVID isolation.