Hotel Dieu Shaver Announces Infection Control Measures and Suspends Non-Urgent Programs

Hotel Dieu Shaver has decided to suspend all non-urgent ambulatory rehabilitation programs in response to COVID-19.

This will affect the following programs;

- Adult Seating Clinic
- Amputee Program
- Audiology & Hearing Aid Clinic
- E.M.G Clinic
- General Neurology Rehabilitation Program
- Incontinence Clinic (Satellite of St. Joseph’s)
- Medical Clinic North
- Memory Clinic
- Ontario Telehealth for Neuro Diseases
- Orthopedic Programs (with the exception of essential post-surgical hand therapy care)
- Parkinson’s Rehab Program
- Rankin Family Cancer Rehabilitation Program
- Rehab & Wellness Centre Physiotherapy Services
- South Niagara - Ambulatory Rehab Program (Partnership with March of Dimes and Niagara College)
- Speech Language Pathology Program
- Stroke Rehabilitation Program
- Carpentry
- Worship Services 

David Ceglie, the Interim Executive Vice-President of Clincal Operations, says this was a difficult decision to make and all of those affected will be contacted.

The following ambulatory rehab programs will continue to operate;

- Audiology and Hearing Aid Clinic (open for supplies and minor repairs only)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Medical Clinic South
- Orthopedic Programs, Hand Therapy (for essential post-surgical care only)
- Rehab & Wellness - WSIB Regional Evaluation Centre (exploring virtual assessment option

Hotel Dieu Shaver has also implemented the following infection control measures;

- Screening of all people entering the facility
- Body temperature readings of all people entering the facility
- Reducing access to two front entrances to ensure thorough screening
- Reduced visiting hours from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and allowing one visitor per patient at a time.
- Suspending pet visitation