Bathurst, Wednesday January 20, 2021 – The transition to the red phase of Zone 1 (Moncton area) and Zone 4 (Edmundston region) leads to increased alert levels, temporary reductions in services and more restrictions on visits to hospitals Vitalité Health Network located on the territory of these zones.
Patient services
In accordance with the provisions of the red phase of the New Brunswick Recovery Plan, non-urgent medical procedures and elective surgeries could be postponed to the Center hospitalier universitaire Dr-Georges-L.-Dumont, at the Stella-Maris-de- Kent, at the Grand Sault General Hospital, the Edmundston Regional Hospital and the Hôtel Dieu Saint Joseph in Saint Quentin. Temporary service reductions will be adjusted according to the capacity of each hospital facility and the spread of the virus in the community.
For the moment, the Network is asking all people who have an appointment to come to the hospital on the date and time scheduled. In the event that certain services are affected, the Network will contact the patients directly concerned to postpone their appointment.
Visits prohibited
Visits are already prohibited in all network hospitals located in orange phase zones. Additional restrictions apply for hospitals in red phase zones, namely the Dr-Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Center, Stella-Maris-de-Kent Hospital, Grand Falls General Hospital, Edmundston Regional Hospital and Hôtel Dieu Saint Joseph in Saint Quentin. For the latter, visits are only permitted in the cases below:
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Visits to obstetrics and pediatric units are limited to one visitor designated by patient and to two designated visitors (alternating) for patients in palliative care (end of life);
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For patients who will receive medical assistance in dying, the presence of two designated visitors is permitted on an alternating basis, except in exceptional cases where one of the visitors needs assistance to get to the patient’s bedside.
Reducing traffic to emergency services
The Network would like to point out that all of its emergency services are open for people who need urgent care and who want to see a doctor. However, people whose state of health does not require urgent care are asked to make an appointment with their family doctor or nurse practitioner, to consult their community pharmacist, to go to a walk-in clinic or to communicate. with the Tele-Care service (811).
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