Winchester District Memorial Hospital
566 Louise Street K0C 2K0 Winchester, ON, Canada

It's Friday Fact Day and we want to share a Health Canada video that helps to explain how vaccines are developed and tested in Canada. Stay safe everyone!

Our neighbours at Dundas Manor are hiring - and it's a great place to work! Check out their virtual job fair on February 23rd.

Here are the latest updates from the WDMH Foundation. Happy reading!

Just a reminder about the 'Ask the Experts' Zoom forum taking place tonight from 7 to 8 pm. It will focus on youth mental health and addiction challenges and experts will be on hand to answer your questions. You can even submit them in advance.

Here's a great program being offered by Seaway Valley Community Health Centre to support people with COPD and their families. Learn how to better manage your condition with the 6-week virtual program!

The WDMH team has been having a bit of festive fun decorating doors throughout the hospital. What a creative bunch! We even had a contest - with virtual judging by the residents next door at Dundas Manor! Happy Holidays!

Does your child have a new symptom such as fever, cough, vomiting, belly pain, earache, or runny nose? You can see a doctor within 24 hours at the #COVID19 #KidsComeFirst Care Clinic located at Brewer Park Arena. Learn more: https://www.cheo.on.ca//kids-comes-first-covid-19-care-cli #OnPoli

The COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Winchester is open today and tomorrow and is then closed on Friday and Monday. It will be open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week. To book an appointment, please call 613-801-2333. Same-day appointments may be available. The lines open at 9 am each day. For more details; http://www.wdmh.on.ca/assessmentcentre The links below provide details on other Assessment Centres in our region and in Ottawa:... https://eohu.ca/en/covid/covid-19-testing-assessment-centres https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca//shared-content/assessme Stay safe everyone!

In case you missed it on Saturday, please enjoy watching the virtual tree lighting of The Judy Lannin Christmas Wish Tree. It's a lovely tradition that the WDMH Foundation was pleased to present virtually this year.

A special message from the WDMH Foundation ...

WDMH has an opening for a part-time Storekeeper. Our Materials Management team plays a crucial role at WDMH, ensuring supplies are ordered, available, and delivered throughout the hospital as needed. Visit www.wdmh.on.ca/currentopportunities for details.

Happy Friday! We've just posted two new jobs at WDMH - one in Pharmacy and one at the COVID-19 Assessment Centre. Check out all the jobs at www.wdmh.on.ca/careeropportunities.

This week is also National Medical Radiation Technologists Week. We have about two dozen staff at WDMH who play a vital role in creating images such as x-rays, CT scans, and mammograms. These images help to diagnose, treat, and monitor our patients. Thank you to our team!

This is National Perioperative Nurses Week and we have a fantastic team of 24 operating room nurses at WDMH. They care for our patients before, during, and after surgery - calming any fears, monitoring vital signs, providing important education, and preparing surgical equipment from start to finish. Thank you to our amazing nurses!

Here's an update on COVID-19 test results ... If you have been tested at the COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Winchester, you can access your lab test results here: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/... If you are unable to access your results online after 7 days, you can call the Winchester COVID-19 Assessment Centre at 613-608-3756 between 10 and 11 am from Monday to Friday for a verbal report. Please note: This number is for test results only and should not be used for other Assessment Centre or hospital-related questions. Just a reminder that the COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Winchester is closed on Remembrance Day. Some test centres will be open. Find details here: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/assessment-centre-locations Stay safe everyone!

The latest issue of CONNECT is out. Click here to read: https://mailchi.mp/769e9fb17/wdmhconnectoctober2020-4455130

WDMH is hiring a part-time Registered Practical Nurse to work in several units, as well as a part-time Registered Nurse in Hemodialysis. For details on these and other opportunities, visit www.wdmh.on.ca/currentopportunities. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

We can do this! With #COVID-19 cases rising, now’s the time for all Ontarians, of every age, to come together to ensure our friends, families, and communities stay safe during the second wave. Earlier this year, our sacrifices helped #FlattentheCurve. We can do it again together.

COVID-19 ASSESSMENT CENTRE UPDATE The Winchester COVID-19 Assessment Centre is now open from 10:30 am to 6 pm, from Monday to Friday. To book a time slot for a COVID-19 test, please call 613-801-2333. The lines open at 9 am each day. Follow the voicemail prompts for information about booking a time slot, who should be tested, and how to get test results. ... If you need to cancel an appointment, please email [email protected] We are still experiencing a large volume of calls so please be patient. Thanks everyone!

Here is another option for getting tested for COVID-19 ...

Ontario has updated its COVID-19 testing guidelines to prioritize tests for those who need them most. Ontarians should only seek testing at a COVID-19 Assessment Centre if you are: Showing COVID-19 symptoms; Have been exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as informed by your public health unit or exposure notification through the COVID Alert app; Work or are a resident in a setting that has a COVID-19 outbreak, as identified and informed by your local public healt...h unit; or Eligible for testing as part of a targeted testing initiative directed by the Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Long-Term Care. For more details, visit the Ministry website: https://bit.ly/306et3l Those without symptoms who would like to get a test are asked to do so at one of the pharmacies offering COVID-19 tests. You can find a list of pharmacies here: https://bit.ly/2FPpz65 These changes have been made to prioritize resources where they can have the greatest impact in this fight against COVID-19. Thanks for your support and patience.

COVID-19 Assessment Centre Update We continue to experience very high demand at the COVID -19 Assessment Centre in Winchester. Our team is working very hard and we appreciate your patience. This week, hundreds of people have been booked for testing. We are now able to test 175 people each day. Currently, we are booking into the middle of next week. Beginning at 9 am each day, you can call 613-801-2333 to book an appointment. ... For those who have been unable to get through, please keep trying. At times, there are more than 2,000 people in the phone queue and sometimes the telephone system can have glitches. If your symptoms are severe, please visit your nearest emergency department. Thanks, everyone!

Good news! Thank you to our colleagues in Kemptville for opening a new COVID-19 Assessment Centre.

COVID-19 ASSESSMENT CENTRE UPDATE - September 20, 2020 Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding as we work to better manage and schedule the large volume of requests for COVID-19 testing. Over the past few days, we have been receiving thousands of calls each day. We will be adjusting our processes this week to allow us to test more people each day. To book an appointment, please call the Assessment Centre at 613-801-2333. The lines open at 9:00 am. each day. ...Patients will be given a specific day and window of time to come to the Winchester Lions Hall within the next few days. If the Assessment Centre is fully booked for several days, the phone message will let you know when we will be opening up the phone lines again to schedule future appointments. Our goal is to provide a scheduled time for as many people as possible so that you do not have to call every day. The phone system does not take messages and we are unable to accept walk-in or drive-up visits at this time. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to keep everyone safe.

Thanks for your feedback on the COVID-19 Assessment Centre. We’re listening! The new COVID-19 phone line logged 1,000 calls first thing this morning. We know that many of you were left on hold for too long. We are working on a better way to manage and schedule the large number of callers. The good news is that we are continually improving the testing process and are now able to test more people each day. This should help with the incredibly high volumes of tests being reques...ted at the Winchester Assessment Centre and throughout the region. Please bear with us. We are working hard to keep everyone safe. For the latest updates, please visit the WDMH website at www.wdmh.on.ca.

Thank you to Sugee Ponnu Raju Insurance Agency in Manotick and Desjardins Insurance for arranging for a welcome Tims coffee break for WDMH staff this morning. They wanted to recognize front line workers. Our Foundation also helped to ensure the COVID Assessment Centre staff enjoyed some too. Thank you to our community for your ongoing support!

Our Diabetes team has just published its latest newsletter and there's great info for everyone - including a great soup recipe for these cooler nights! Enjoy!

The COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Winchester now has a dedicated line to call to book your test. The phone message will be updated throughout the day regarding appointment availability. The new number is 613-801-2333.