Visitation

• COVID-19: LHSC, St. Joseph’s pause non-essential visitation amid case surge

  The announcement comes amid an explosion of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, along with an increase in positive infections among local health-care staff.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2021
  
• Winnipeg care home limits visitations due to COVID-19 cases

  A Winnipeg care home is limiting visitations because of employees testing positive for COVID-19. Only end of life visitation will be allowed in-person.

  News

  Dec 26, 2021
  
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• Kingston Health Sciences tightens visitor restrictions due Omicron variant of COVID-19

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre has paused visitation for some patients as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads rapidly through the local community.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2021
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• COVID-19 visitor rules keep Winnipeg man away from family for most of his final hours

  Alfred Jobse, a cancer patient, collapsed at home last month. He was rushed to the hospital where he waited in an ambulance bay for more than two hours for a bed to open up.

  News

  Oct 19, 2021
• COVID-19: Visitation expanding at 3 Saskatoon hospitals

  Three Saskatoon hospitals are moving to level 1 family presence on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2021
• Additional visitors and longer, unmonitored visits to be allowed in B.C. long-term care

  Residents of long-term care and assisted-living facilities will soon be able to have "regular, frequent and routine" opportunities for social visits.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2021
• N.B. daughter relieved as province loosens visitation rules

  Heidi Hudson hasn't been able to see her father in hospital for six weeks, but changes announced yesterday led to an afternoon visit on Saturday.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2021
• B.C. Ombudsperson supports updating long-term care visit policy

  Jay Chalke is the latest watchdog to call on B.C. to change the policy and wants to ensure the long-term care visitation policy is implemented fairly across health authorities.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2021
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• Visitation restricted at acute care facilities in Regina due to ‘escalating’ COVID-19 activity

  Recent Government of Saskatchewan modelling shows the Regina area is averaging 71 new cases a day.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
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• Public invited to pay respects to John Crosbie at House of Assembly visitation

  An urn containing John Crosbie's ashes will be displayed at the House of Assembly, open to the public between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2020