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Publishing date: Feb 03, 2021 • February 3, 2021 • 1 minute read
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A sprinkler pipe failure caused flooding at Hotel Dieu Hospital on Wednesday morning, a news release from Kingston Health Sciences Centre said.
The Code Brown was called in the hospital’s Sydenham wing after the pipe failure caused flooding in some of the hospital’s administrative offices.
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The release said staff were “able to contain the flooding quickly and effectively,” and that some early morning patients faced short delays entering the building due to elevators being temporarily shut down.
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A delay in shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine has thrown a stick into the spokes of the local health unit’s plans to complete its vaccinations of long-term-care and high-risk retirement homes this week.
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reported Monday that its promised delivery of the Moderna vaccine for this week has been delayed, grounding its mobile vaccination units for at least a week.
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Susan Healey, who speaks for the health unit, said Monday the health unit had yet to receive word on when the shipments might resume.
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The local health unit has started administering a new vaccine to residents in long-term care and high-risk homes to make up for the shortage of the Pfizer vaccine.
Dr. Paula Stewart, medical officer of health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, said the agency received the Moderna vaccine this week and is now using it in the homes.
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After Pfizer announced a one-week suspension of vaccine shipments to Canada, Ontario Health officials scrambled to redistribute its vaccine supplies to ensure that the most vulnerable home residents continue to get their vaccinations, Stewart said.
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Publishing date: Jan 27, 2021 • January 27, 2021 • 1 minute read
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Kingston Health Sciences Centre is receiving $467,000 from the provincial government to add two mental health beds.
The beds are a part of the $12-million investment the government is making in its mental health and addictions “Road to Wellbeing” plan.
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In addition to new beds, programs that support the mental health and well-being of seniors are to be expanded as part of the plan.
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The local health unit has started administering a new vaccine to residents in long-term care and high-risk homes to make up for the shortage of the Pfizer vaccine.
Dr. Paula Stewart, medical officer of health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, said the agency received the Moderna vaccine this week and is now using it in the homes.
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After Pfizer announced a one-week suspension of vaccine shipments to Canada, Ontario Health officials scrambled to redistribute its vaccine supplies to ensure that the most vulnerable home residents continue to get their vaccinations, Stewart said.