As January 2020 rolled in and the first reports of COVID-19 started circulating from abroad, hospitals across Canada started planning, knowing it was just a matter of time before this new and highly contagious coronavirus arrived on their doorsteps.
On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the novel coronavirus was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. At the time there were fewer than 100 cases of the disease we now call COVID-19. Just...
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Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding hospital career working in beautiful Muskoka? Then Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s (MAHC) Career Fair for Registered Nurses is for you.
MAHC is hosting a virtual recruitment fair through Zoom on Saturday, February 20, 2021 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Interested nurses are required to pre-register by Thursday, February 18, 2021 with an up-to-date résumé and cover letter at www.mahc.ca/RNjobfair/ .
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The two COVID-19 assessment centres in Muskoka will be open to appointments for COVID swab testing on Monday, February 15, also known as Family Day. The Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Bracebridge behind the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Site will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Town of Huntsville’s COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Huntsville on Park Drive will be open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A reminder that appointments are required by calling...
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As a second state of emergency has been declared for the Province of Ontario, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has restricted general visitation to both hospitals in line with the stay-at-home order commencing Thursday, January 14, 2021.
No visitors are permitted with a few exceptions on a case-by-case basis for compassionate reasons. Exceptions for visiting include special situations (obstetrical patients who may have one support person during labour) and compassionate...
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Essential visitation by a patient’s designated care partner continues to be suspended at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Site.
Essential visitation was cancelled on Sunday, January 10 following a widespread municipal water interruption in the Town of Bracebridge that necessitated a boil water advisory.
Out of an abundance of caution, the SMMH Site remains closed to essential visitation except for compassionate reasons for a palliative patient until such time...
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