COVID-19 Healthcare Worker outbreak declared at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Posted January 8th, 2021
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, in consultation with Hamilton Public Health, has declared a healthcare worker outbreak of COVID-19 in the COVID Unit at the Charlton campus. Two healthcare workers have tested positive.
All healthcare workers who have tested positive are self-isolating at home and following Public Health safety guidelines. Contact tracing is taking place.
Hamilton Public Health and St. Joe’s Infection Prevention & Control and Occupational Health & Safety teams are monitoring the situation closely.
Media contact
Elaine Mitropoulos
Communications Specialist
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
905-870-3583
emitropo@stjosham.on.ca