Enteric outbreak on 2A medical/surgical unit declared over
An enteric (gastrointestinal) outbreak identified on NHH’s 2A medical/surgical unit has been resolved.
The outbreak was announced on October 21 together with a number of control measures, including visitor restrictions, which were quickly put into place in consultation with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit to restrict further spread.
Admissions to the 2A medical/surgical unit have now returned to normal levels and additional visitor restrictions are no longer in place beyond the COVID-19 Visiting Guidelines.
NHH reminds all visitors of the importance of routine infection prevention practices, particularly proper hand hygiene. Hand washing remains one of the single most important infection prevention and control practices to stop transmission of enteric illness and other infectious diseases both within the hospital environment and in the community. Frequent hand washing, particularly before and after patient contact, is mandatory and vital to reducing health care associated infections.