PSFDH Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
August 31, 2021
RE: Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital
Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Smiths Falls, ON – The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital
(PSFDH) is
committed to the health and safety of its staff and physicians and has a duty
to actively promote, implement, and comply with COVID-19 immunization
recommendations in order to decrease the risk of infection and complications in
the staff, physicians, and patients/clients that PSFDH serves.
PSFDH
has created a policy that goes beyond the Ontario government Directive No. 6
issued on August 17by Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of
Health that requires all health-care workers in the province get vaccinated or
routinely tested prior to coming to work. The new policy will take effect Tuesday, September 7, 2021 and will
require that all Staff, Physicians,
Students and Contractors to take measures to be fully vaccinated by October 15,
2021, with the exception of those with a documented medical or other human rights
exemption.
“Ensuring
the safety of all patients, staff, physicians and visitors to our hospital
sites is our number one priority. Patients should have confidence that they will receive the safest care
when they attend our hospital,” said Nancy Shaw, Interim President & CEO.
High rates of
vaccination within the PSFDH family are important to protect the health and
safety of all people: our patients as well as those who live in, work, and
visit settings where we work and to help reduce the risk of outbreaks and the
need to isolate patients, their families and other community congregate setting
participants.
Ms.
Shaw added that, “since early 2021, PSFDH has been working with staff and
physicians to provide education on vaccination along with providing in-house
vaccination clinics. To date, we have
been successful in fully vaccinating over 90% of all staff and physicians.”
Everyone
who is eligible to get vaccinated is encouraged to do as soon as possible. The COVID-19 vaccines are Health Canada
approved and are safe and effective. More information regarding vaccination can be found at the Leeds, Grenville and
Lanark District Health Unit.
About PSFDH:
The Perth and
Smiths Falls District Hospital (the “Hospital”) is a fully accredited acute
care health care organization located on two state-of-the-art sites. The hospital is situated in the heart of the
Rideau Canal region and proudly provides health services to more than 60,000
people in the surrounding communities. The hospital delivers a broad range of primary and secondary services
and programs such as emergency care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics, general
and specialty surgical services, dialysis as well as laboratory and infection
control services.
For more information contact:
Nancy Shaw
Interim President & CEO
Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital
613-283-2330 ext:1293 www.psfdh.on.ca