COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kidd 7 unit of KGH

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the Kidd 7 unit of its Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site.

KHSC said the outbreak has been declared after one patient and two staff members on the unit tested positive for COVID-19. The Connell 9 unit of KGH also remains in outbreak status currently. KFL&A Public Health has been notified, and KHSC is in the process of notifying patients, visitors and staff affected by the outbreak, according to KHSC. The Kidd 7 Unit of KGH is typically dedicated to neurology.

“Meanwhile, KHSC is in the process of completing the necessary contact tracing and testing for individuals on the unit,” the health-care organization said in a press release on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

“However, as this outbreak was limited to a very specific area of the unit, the rest of Kidd 7 will remain open to patient admissions while the proper control measures are put in place.”

KHSC said its top priority is the safety of its patients, health-care workers, and community, and thanked everyone for “helping to prevent the spread of the virus within the hospital, including adherence to our screening processes, masking requirements and visitor restrictions.”