January 29, 2021
Due to an outbreak in the surgical continuum, caregiver visits are suspended indefinitely.
Caregivers will not be able to come to the surgical intensive care unit (3rd east) and the surgical unit (3rd center) until further notice.
In exceptional situations or for humanitarian reasons (eg: end of life), a caregiver may be authorized, with the agreement of the care unit.
For more information or to communicate with your loved ones, please refer to the care unit where the patient is located. Each unit has electronic tablets and telephones to allow patients to stay in touch with their loved ones.
To reach the staff of the care unit where your loved one is located, contact 514-376-3330.
Thank you for your understanding.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VISITORS:
When you arrive at the MHI, you will need to:
Visit to a patient:
Make your presence known as soon as you arrive at the nursing unit in the care unit before going to a room.
Visit to a patient at the emergency :
• Considering the many construction works currently underway at the MHI;
• Considering the fact that the emergency is located in temporary facilities;
• Considering that the spaces available in the emergency are small.
Visitors and accompanying persons are not allowed, unless there is a significant language barrier, cognitive impairment, significant visual or hearing impairment, significant loss of autonomy or for humanitarian reasons.
Visit to a patient in the surgical intensive care unit:
These directives can be modified in the event of particular situations or for humanitarian reasons. If the traffic turns out to be too high, the MHI can also temporarily modulate access to visitors / accompanying persons, in order to reduce the risk of the virus spreading.
Visit to an end-of-life patient in palliative care:
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS:
Accompanying persons are not allowed (clinic, research, emergency or examination in diagnostic areas), unless there is a significant language barrier, cognitive impairment, significant visual or hearing deficit, loss of hearing. autonomy or for humanitarian reasons.
All of these guidelines can be modified in specific situations or for humanitarian reasons. If the traffic turns out to be too high, the MHI can also temporarily modulate access to visitors / accompanying persons, in order to reduce the risk of the virus spreading.
The right to visit can be revoked without notice if the instructions in force are not respected. Everyone's safety is at stake.
Thank you for your cooperation.