St Thomas Elgin General Hospital

• Revised masking guidelines to be introduced in hospitals around London, Ont.

  As of Wednesday, LHSC, St. Joseph’s Health Care, and the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital will be asking all patients to wear a mask in all clinical areas and care settings.

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  Oct 2, 2023
  
• Ontario hospital sounds alarm as aging building faces population boom

  Issues with older hospital buildings in Ontario include a lack of accessible washrooms and private rooms, unreliable Wi-Fi, peeling paint and subpar infection control measures.

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  Sep 7, 2023
  
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• St. Thomas, Ont. hospital bracing for winter amid bed, staff shortage, rising COVID-19 patients

  With a looming flu season, the hospital says the lack of available beds and the lengthy ER wait times it has been experiencing likely won't subside soon.

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  Oct 27, 2022
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• Wait times at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital grow amid staffing challenges

  St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital says COVID-19 burnout and workers retiring has led to a shortage in hospital staff and long wait times for patients seeking care.

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  Jun 28, 2022
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital unit

  St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on its fifth-floor Acute Medicine Unit after three patients tested positive. 

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  Jan 8, 2022
• ‘Dire situation’: St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital reaches capacity as COVID-19 cases soar

  There are 154 active cases in the Southwestern Public Health region, with one of the highest cases per 100,000 people in the province.

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  Nov 12, 2021
• St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital to receive first MRI machine

  After years of having to offload patients elsewhere, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) is finally set to receive its own magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine.

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  Oct 28, 2021
• Celebrate holidays safely and at a distance, urges head of St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital

  The increasingly cold weather has prompted concern from health officials about a potential eruption in cases as a result of indoor holiday gatherings.

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  Dec 9, 2020
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• Ministry of Health capital grant supports St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital laboratory

  St Thomas Elgin General Hospital is getting a new laboratory thanks to a one-time capital grant from the Ministry of Health.

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  Aug 31, 2020
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• St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital health-care worker tests positive for COVID-19

  A health-care worker at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19. Officials believe the illness was acquired through community spread.

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  Apr 14, 2020