COVID-19 outbreak declared at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, in consultation with Hamilton Public Health, has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 on Clinical Teaching Unit West (CTU-West) at the Charlton Campus. One healthcare worker has tested positive, as well as two patients.
The healthcare worker is now self-isolating at home and following Public Health safety guidelines. The two patients have been transferred to the COVID Unit. Everyone who has been in contact with these COVID positive individuals has been informed.
Hamilton Public Health and St. Joe’s Infection Prevention & Control and Occupational Health & Safety teams are monitoring the situation closely.