COVID-19 Staff News - November 25, 2020 |
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Today's quote:
Projections from a few weeks ago when we decided to initiate the further restrictions, our projections were calling for up to 800 cases per day by November 22. So even though our levels of restrictions haven't brought down the numbers to where we feel we could sustain, it's very likely we're seeing some benefit from the restrictions. But we can't let up. We still have to get these numbers down.
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Today's counts:
# of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba: 14,087
# of new cases today: 349
# of new cases yesterday: 476
# of people currently hospitalized: 303
# of people with COVID in ICU: 50
# of active cases: 8,758
# of individuals recovered: 5,893
# of COVID-19 related deaths: 256
# of confirmed and probable cases in IERHA:
22 today, 551 active, 463 recovered
5-day-test provincial positivity rate: 14%, 14.2% yesterday
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In the news:
At the same time that Dr. Roussin identified a glimpse of relief from increasing cases, his messaging today focused on calls for kindness when people are contacted by public health staff. He spoke of increasingly disrespectful behaviour that public health staff are subject to when completing the very important process of contact tracing.
Manitobans have been advised to plan for holidays at home within their households. It's really important to start plans to celebrate differently now. Find ways to connect but most definitely this is not the same holiday season we normally have.
According to Lanette, staff and physicians are bracing for the surge to come and the surge we are dealing with now. The goal is to stay one step ahead of the virus and ensure that patient care is not compromised.
Implementing the Provincial Capacity Improvement Plan: Four pillars of space, equipment, supplies and staffing
Space: Forty-two of the 79 people on ventilators are COVID positive patients. 105 patients are receiving critical care. Health Sciences Centre (HSC) is creating more space to add capacity for critical care patients. In addition, HSC's emergency department opened up an eight bed observation unit for patients awaiting COVID test results prior to admission to inpatients.
A new alternative isolation accommodation centre is opening in Winnipeg to serve the shelter population and support individuals who don't have a safe place to isolate. Dr. Roussin confirmed that people in lower socio-economic situations are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The 39 bed shelter unit in Winnipeg has been functioning at near full capacity, a 22 bed space that was expanded to 40 beds is also nearing capacity. Isolations sites at a hotel (36 rooms) and one operated by Red Cross (23 rooms) still have capacity. Fourteen isolation sites have been established throughout the province. Nine of these are in Northern RHA to accommodate isolation closer to home.
The team based model of care is now being implemented at Grace Hospital, HSC and Brandon Regional Health Centre and it will also role out at St. Boniface. This model sees all staff working to the full scope of their practice and reassigning other work that can be achieved by a different team member. In this way, front line care capacity can be increased and maintained. Staff are being redeployed to these teams in acute care and personal care homes in outbreak. While these are temporary moves, every effort is being made to provide skills assessments, site and team familiarity and individuals being deployed are partnered so they have a support. Lanette reinforced that they need to hear from staff and physicians if there are ways to make these deployments as good as they can be in this situation.
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MOVED! Congratulations to the Selkirk COVID-19 testing team and all of the staff supporting them in their first day operating at the old hospital in Selkirk. |
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No appointment required for testing sites in
Pine Falls and Eriksdale.
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If you're looking for some good advice on wellbeing that was created before the pandemic this short video from WRHA might give you some new ideas! |
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Regional screening/testing activity |
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Selkirk
Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
622 Superior Ave.
Wednesday, Nov. 25
91 screened, 88 swabbed
Tuesday, Nov. 24
123 screened, 121 swabbed
Monday, Nov. 23
154 screened, 154 swabbed
CLOSED on SUNDAY
Saturday, Nov. 21
70 screened, 69 swabbed
Friday, Nov. 20
119 screened, 117 swabbed
Thursday, Nov. 19
141 screened, 139 swabbed
Wednesday, Nov. 18
177 screened, 172 swabbed
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Eriksdale
Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
35 Railway Ave. (Wellness Cnt.)
Wednesday, Nov. 25
19 screened, 19 swabbed
Tuesday, Nov. 24
18 screened, 18 swabbed
Monday, Nov. 23
49 screened, 49 swabbed
CLOSED on WEEKENDS
Friday, Nov. 20
17 screened, 17 swabbed
Thursday, Nov. 19
23 screened, 23 swabbed
Wednesday, Nov. 18
22 screened, 22 swabbed
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Powerview-Pine Falls
Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
37 Maple St.
Wednesday, Nov. 25
13 screened, 13 swabbed
Tuesday, Nov. 24
11 screened, 11 swabbed
Monday, Nov. 23
23 screened, 23 swabbed
CLOSED on WEEKENDS
Friday, Nov. 20
12 screened, 11 swabbed
Thursday, Nov. 19
27 screened, 26 swabbed
Wednesday, Nov. 18
33 screened, 33 swabbed
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IERHA Occupational Health & Safety
All staff members can contact the Occupational Health Nurse by emailing COVID19OCCHEALTH@IERHA.CA or by calling 1-844-940-1993. This email and toll-free phone number is monitored Monday - Friday, 0800-1600 hours and on weekends and on holidays from 0800h-2000h for on-call coverage for COVID-19 related issues and emergencies.
Phone: 1-844-940-1993
For general guidance, contact Health Links at 1-888-315-9257.
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Website Updates for Health Care Providers |
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All staff are advised to check the Shared Health page daily for information relevant to your delivery of care in these rapidly changing times of COVID-19. The following documents have been updated:
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Recently Posted
This is a round-up of recent updates - none of the items listed below were posted today. As a reminder, most updates are identified in blue within the document and highlighted in a change tracker on the last page.
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Your Infection Prevention and Control Team |
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If you have questions or concerns about Infection Prevention and Control processes and procedures, please don't hesitate to contact your site coordinator:
Amanda Preachuk, IP&C Coordinator
Sites of responsibility:
Ashern – Lakeshore Hospital & PCH
Eriksdale – E.M. Crowe Memorial Hospital & PCH
Selkirk Regional Health Centre
Kristin Stewart, IP&C Coordinator
Sites of responsibility:
Gimli Hospital
Lac Du Bonnet PCH
Lundar PCH
Pine Falls Health Complex & Sunnywood PCH
Pinawa Hospital
Stonewall Regional Health Centre & Rosewood PCH
Teulon – Hunter Memorial Hospital & Goodwin Lodge PCH
Shawna Ferenc, IP&C Coordinator
Sites of responsibility:
Arborg – Arborg and Districts Health Centre and PCH
Beausejour - East Gate Lodge PCH and Beausejour Health Centre
Fisher Branch PCH
Hodgson/Berens - Dialysis
Oakbank - Kin Place PCH
Red River, Tudor House & Betel PCH Resource
Whitemouth PCH
Patrice Lee
Regional Manager, Infection Prevention and Control
P: (204) 467-3386 / C: (204) 461-0421
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