Elective surgeries and procedures are slowly resuming at Orillia’s Soldiers Memorial Hospital (OSMH).
Carmine Stumpo, the hospital’s President and CEO, says they recognize how difficult these past few months have been for patients who may have had surgeries and procedures booked for mid-March when the hospital was directed to stop non-urgent procedures to ensure there’d be capacity to care for a potential surge of Covid-19 patients.
OSMH is now entering the first phase of a return to service cautiously.
The Province says hospitals must still have an appropriate supply of protective equipment, medication, staff and community services to care for recovering patients, and occupancy rates at 85 per cent or less if they are to resume procedures and elective surgeries.
The top priority is to make sure everyone – patients and staff – is safe in hospitals during this pandemic.
Patients will have a different experience than they might
anticipate and their cooperation and patience is appreciated.
New precautions and systems could include changes to the physical environment and the pre-operative process.
OSMH has also posted an information sheet that can be seen at its website by clicking here.
