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New visitor restrictions in place at RVH

Visits pre-booked to occur after Dec. 25 are cancelled
2019-03-14 RVH RB 2
File photo. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

NEWS RELEASE
ROYAL VICTORIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE
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Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is currently restricting all visitors.

This measure is being implemented in alignment with the province-wide lockdown and to keep our patients, staff and physicians safe. There are some minor exceptions in place, noted below:

Inpatient units
    •    No visitors permitted Pediatrics/Neonatal Intensive Care unit
    •    One adult at a time for a child under age of 18

Birthing Unit/Obstetrics
    •    One support person only with labouring mother and while in Obstetric unit or the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Special circumstances
    •    On compassionate grounds as determined by the care team Emergency Department
    •    No visitors permitted unless deemed necessary by care team, or if accompanying a minor

Any visits that were pre-booked to occur after Dec. 25 will be cancelled.

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