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Caregiver visits suspended at 3rd East and 3rd Center

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:

  • Take a COVID-19 screening questionnaire and your temperature will be taken.
  • Perform hand hygiene when entering and leaving the hospital, as well as when entering and leaving the visited room;
  • Wear a procedural mask at all times during the visit and make sure it covers your nose and mouth;
  • Maintain a physical distance of at least two (2) meters (approximately 6 feet) at all times;
  • Do not bring any objects (eg: plants, flowers) or food from the house; only essential personal effects are allowed such as underwear, toothbrush, prosthesis, glasses, hearing aid, etc .;
  • Remain in the room for the duration of the visit; do not walk around the hospital, go to the cafeteria or anywhere else in the hospital;
  • Follow the instructions given by the staff, otherwise the visitation rights may be revoked.

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:

  • Visits begin the day after the operation (24 hours after the patient arrives in intensive surgical care);
  • Only one (1) person is allowed over a 24-hour period, by appointment depending on the availability of support resources;
  • We ask that you coordinate the visits and identify a person in your family who will be responsible for making an appointment for the visit by calling the clerk or the assistant head nurse at 514-376-3330 ext. 3365;
  • The maximum duration of the visit is 30 minutes per person;

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:

  • One (1) to two (2) people at a time, for a maximum of four (4) different people per 24 hours
  • Significant people identified by the user are favored.

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.