An outbreak of COVID-19 in the Acute Care Unit of the Drumheller Health Centre has been declared.
The Outbreak was identified on Wednesday, September 1. According to Alberta Health Services, two individuals associated with this outbreak have tested positive for COVID-19.
AHS has implemented protocols for the affected Unit. These protocols include:
“Any patient with symptoms, or who has tested positive for COVID-19, is isolated and treated in designated rooms.
All at-risk patients on each unit have been tested. Contact tracing for patients and healthcare workers potentially exposed to these individuals is ongoing.
All AHS facilities follow rigorous Infection Prevention and Control standards and practices. All healthcare workers are asked to self-assess for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure risk using a screening tool before reporting to a site for their shift, and our frontline teams are practicing continuous masking and diligent hand hygiene practices while at work.
Designated family/support persons and visitors entering AHS facilities are instructed to follow all appropriate measures. Visitation restrictions are in place to minimize the risk of transmission to and from outside of the hospital.
If you are feeling unwell, please do not visit friends and loved ones in hospital at this time."
