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A Look Inside Our “ Temporary Normal” at St. Michael’s April 3 2020
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A Look Inside Our “Temporary Normal”
at St. Michael’s
April 3 2020
Our volunteers have not been able to serve in the hospital since March 13 so we want to offer a little tour into some changes we have made
to ensure everyone’s health and safety.
April 3 2020
Everyone entering the hospital or any of the offsite clinics is screened for COVID-19 symptoms.
April 3 2020
Special screening booths have been installed in all of our entrances.
Photo Credit: Katie Cooper Medical Media
April 3 2020
Everyone entering the hospital that needs to wear a mask is supplied with them as they enter.
Photo Credit: Katie Cooper Medical Media
April 3 2020
The St. Michael’s Assessment Centre is up and running and it serves as a special screening location for people that have mild symptoms.
This also helps to divert people from the Emergency Room.Photo Credit: Katie Cooper Medical Media
April 3 2020
Photo Credit: Katie Cooper Medical Media
Patients are assessed by trained clinical staff in the Assessment Centre.
April 3 2020
Photo Credit: Katie Cooper Medical Media
The Assessment Centre is also equipped to perform the COVID-19 testing if patients meet a specific criteria
April 3 2020
Photo Credit: Katie Cooper Medical Media
April 3 2020
Two floors of the Peter Gilgan Patient Care Tower have been opened to create more capacity for patients.
Photo Credit: Katie Cooper Medical Media
This has created an additional 33 critical care spaces for potential COVID-19 patients.
April 3 2020
To create social distancing and to keep our staff safe, we are using ZOOM technology in favour of in-person meetings.
Stock photo: ZOOM.us
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The Gift Shop remains open for limited hours to provide service to our staff and offers telephone orders to families of patients.
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Thank you and we look forward to having you back!
April 3 2020
