POLICY FOR MASK-EXEMPTION LETTERS
Currently there is no medical indication that would support not wearing a face mask in public. Therefore, the physicians at Grandview Medical Centre will NOT be providing letters of exemption for patients. Please read the link below for additional information regarding face mask recommendations.
The Canadian Thoracic Society's positional statement on face masks.
COVID-19 TEST RESULTS
COVID-19 TESTING
SELF-MONITORING AND SELF-ISOLATION GUIDELINES
If you have been advised to self-isolate or self-monitor, please refer to the information below.
Self-monitoring guidelines: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/ncov/factsheet-covid-19-self-monitor.pdf?la=en
Self-isolation guidelines: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/ncov/factsheet-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate.pdf?la=en
As a reminder, Public Health always recommends everyday steps to help prevent the spread of germs and viruses:
As with other viruses of this nature, transmission is thought to occur via respiratory droplets
For more information, visit the Public Health Agency of Canada or the Ministry of Health.
Date: Friday March 13, 2020
To: All Grandview Medical Centre Patients
Due to the current and impending COVID-19 pandemic, we will be making
changes in the way we deliver your care. Our goal is to minimize
potential exposure to as many people as possible, while freeing up
resources to attend to those who require urgent care.
Starting immediately - we will no longer be booking routine appointments
(including routine physicals, pap smears, wart treatments and ear
syringes). If you have an appointment scheduled currently, you will be
contacted to cancel or amend this appointment.
Additionally, we will be reviewing our schedules and incoming
appointments-those that can be accomplished safely by telephone or a
virtual visit (information to follow) will be booked as such. Those
visits that are of a more urgent nature and require an in-person
visit will still be offered this option. In order to help reduce the
spread of the virus-we ask for your help. If you have respiratory
symptoms (cough, fever, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle aches),
have travelled outside of the country, or have had contact
with someone with respiratory symptoms, and travel, we ask that you
STAY HOME call our office or Public health at 1-800-265-7293 X 7006 for
further direction.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND OUR OFFICE WITHOUT INSTRUCTION IN THIS CASE.
As a community, our responsibility at this time is to minimize the virus
spread and the impending impact on your health, and our healthcare
system.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU NOT ATTEND THE EMERGENCY ROOM UNLESS IT IS A CLEAR EMERGENCY.
In regards to your greater social obligations - we urge you to wash your
hands and just stay home. Please reconsider attending large public
venues, events and traveling. The more successful we are at social
distancing, the best chance we have at minimizing
the impact of this virus.
Thank your patience and understanding as we navigate this. These changes
will be regularly assessed and are in place until further notice.