Vancouver Coastal Health is restricting visitors to essential visits only at all of its facilities including hospitals, community, long-term care, assisted living sites, community health centres and clinics.
Essential visits include:
• Compassionate care (e.g. end of life, critical illness)
• Visits paramount to patient/client/resident care and well-being, such as assistance with feeding or mobility
• Existing registered volunteers providing services related to the above
Visitors who are unwell with cold or flu-like symptoms cannot visit patients, residents or clients in any VCH facility.
“We understand the importance of visits from family and loved ones to our patients and long-term care residents and we appreciate your support in helping to keep everyone safe during these unprecedented times,” stated public affairs leader Carrie Stefanson in a media release.
“We ask the public to also do their part, which includes staying home when you are sick and social distancing – staying at least two metres away from others – to help reduce virus transmission.”
Vancouver Coastal Health is working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) to respond to COVID-19. The situation is evolving quickly and there are measures in place to keep patients, clients, residents, staff, and physicians safe.
For more information on COVID-19 and steps being taken to reduce its impact, visit www.vch.ca/covid19.
