St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake has taken steps on surgeries as part of the provincial critical care crisis and Ontario Health’s directive to hospitals to ramp down surgeries and to only provide emergency and urgent surgical services.
In a news release issued by hospital CEO Jeremy Stevenson today, the hospital is undergoing continued evaluation of all booked surgeries which will be prioritized using provincial guidelines, patients requiring cancellation will be contacted directly and all cancelled surgeries will be re-booked.
What you need to know:
- You will be contacted if your surgery is cancelled.
- Please do not call the hospital to inquire if it is cancelled, if we have not contacted you attend your appointment as planned.
- Contact our Surgical Clinic or your Family Practitioner if your symptoms worsen.
- We continue to provide outpatient clinic services.
- Visiting specialists continue to provide consultation clinics.
- We will contact patients waiting to be booked once able to resume regular services.
“SJGHEL (the hospital) will provide updates as information comes available. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this challenging time,” the CEO stated. “St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake continues to actively monitor the COVID-19 situation and implement measures to ensure the safety of our patients, visitors, staff and physicians.
“Our thoughts are with our colleagues throughout Ontario who are battling against the third wave of COVID-19,” Stevenson added in the statement released to the media by executive assistant Joey Lagacé
For more information on COVID-19 residents can access the hospital on its website and Algoma Public Health website or contact their Health Care Provider.