{"id":16309,"date":"2022-04-07T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/?p=16309"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T16:49:54","slug":"april-7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/?p=16309&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"April 7, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COVID-19 on the rise again in Eastern Ontario: What you can do<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The level of COVID-19 in the Champlain region is on the rise. The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal is increasing in the region and is at record levels in Ottawa. In addition, test per cent positivity across the region is high and increasing, according to regional public health units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, every hospital Chief of Staff and every public health unit Medical Officer of Health in the Champlain region are coming together to highly recommend the following four things that you can do right now to protect yourself, your family, and your community, with the goal of reducing severe illness and hospitalization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Get vaccinated with all the doses you are eligible for.<\/li><li>Limit your close contacts.<\/li><li>Wear a mask in indoor public spaces.<\/li><li>Stay home if you are sick.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To book a vaccine, please visit&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/covid-19.ontario.ca\/covid-19-vaccines-ontario\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 vaccines for Ontario<\/a>. For residents in the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, please visit their&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/healthunit.org\/covid-19-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vaccine Booking page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know or suspect you have COVID-19 and need to be assessed by a clinician, below are some options for accessing care. When possible, please check with your primary care provider first. Also, please check the specific criteria for each clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qch.on.ca\/COVIDCareClinic\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>COVID-19 Care and Testing Centre \u2013 Moodie<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastottawakids.com\/site\/home\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>East Ottawa Kids COVID Care Clinic<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eohu.ca\/en\/covid\/covid-19-testing-assessment-centres#Treatment\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EOHU COVID-19 Assessment, Testing and Treatment Eligibility<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheo.on.ca\/en\/clinics-services-programs\/kids-comes-first-covid-19-care-clinic.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kids Come First Care Clinic<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rcvtac.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Renfrew County Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/2019-novel-coronavirus\/covid-19-testing-and-assessment-centres\/\" target=\"_blank\">TOH Clinical Assessment Centre<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/healthunit.org\/health-information\/covid-19\/assessment-testing-results\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Assessment and Testing<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for doing what you can to help keep yourself and those around you safe during this time of uncertainty amid the rising levels of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Champlain Region Hospital Chiefs of Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.agh-fvm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Almonte General Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Graeme McKillop<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arnpriorregionalhealth.ca\/hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arnprior &amp; District Memorial Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Florin Padeanu<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bruyere.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bruy\u00e8re<\/a>, Dr. Shaun McGuire<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cpdmh.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carleton Place &amp; District Memorial Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Allyson Champagne<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheo.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">CHEO<\/a>, Dr. Lindy Samson<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cornwallhospital.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cornwall Community Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Lorne Scharf<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drdh.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deep River District Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Hanene Ben Amor<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hgmh.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Glengarry Memorial Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Nadia Kucherepa<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hgh.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hawkesbury &amp; District General Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Michel Thibodeau<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kdh.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kemptville District Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Colin Sentongo<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hopitalmontfort.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">H\u00f4pital Montfort<\/a>, Dr. St\u00e9phane Roux<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pembrokeregionalhospital.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pembroke Regional Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Thomas Hurley<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qch.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Queensway Carleton Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Kathi Kovacs<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.renfrewhosp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Renfrew Victoria Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Steve Radke<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theroyal.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Ottawa Health Care Group<\/a>, Dr. Raj Bhatla<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmhosp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Francis Memorial Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Jason Malinowski<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Ottawa Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Virginia Roth<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wdmh.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Winchester District Memorial Hospital<\/a>, Dr. Brian Devin&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical Officers of Health within Eastern Ontario&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dr. Vera Etches,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawapublichealth.ca\/en\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Public Health<\/a><\/li><li>Dr. Robert Cushman,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rcdhu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Renfrew County and District Health Unit<\/a><\/li><li>Dr. Paul Roumeliotis,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eohu.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Ontario Health Unit<\/a><\/li><li>Dr. Paula Stewart,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/healthunit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media contacts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bruy\u00e8re: Jesse Cressman-Dickinson&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jcressmandickinson@bruyere.org\">jcressmandickinson@bruyere.org<\/a><\/li><li>CHEO: Paddy Moore,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:pmoore@cheo.on.ca\">pmoore@cheo.on.ca<\/a><\/li><li>H\u00f4pital Montfort: Genevi\u00e8ve Picard,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:genevievepicard@montfort.on.ca\">genevievepicard@montfort.on.ca<\/a><\/li><li>Queensway Carleton Hospital: Kelly Spence,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:kspence@qch.on.ca\">kspence@qch.on.ca<\/a><\/li><li>Pembroke Regional Hospital: Carolyn Levesque,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:carolyn.levesque@prh.email\">carolyn.levesque@prh.email<\/a><\/li><li>The Ottawa Hospital: Rebecca Abelson,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rabelson@toh.ca\">rabelson@toh.ca<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 on the rise again in Eastern Ontario: What you can do The level of COVID-19 in the Champlain region is on the rise. The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal is increasing in the region and is at record levels in Ottawa. In addition, test per cent positivity across the region is high and increasing, according &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/?p=16309&#038;lang=en\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">April 7, 2022<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16309"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16313,"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16309\/revisions\/16313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathieufleury.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}