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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Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is pleased to introduce the first babies born in 2021 at each of our hospital sites.
At the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) Site (top left), baby Jack was born at 11:02 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2021 to Adara Erickson and her partner of Bracebridge. Jack arrived at 5 pounds, 15 ounces and 19 inches long.
At the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site (top right), Daniel and Megan Barnett of Port Sydney welcomed baby...
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The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health has announced COVID-19 testing for outbound international travelers will no longer be funded by the province. Area residents will no longer be able to book a test at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s (MAHC) COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Bracebridge if the reason for the test is travel.
The province recommends travelers consult the guidelines of their airline and country of destination and...
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As COVID-19 cases increase in the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit catchment area, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare has revised the visiting requirements at our two hospitals to keep patients and staff safe and limit the risk of infection.
While MAHC continues to allow essential visitation by a patient’s Designated Care Partner during specified visiting hours, additional requirements of the care partners who are visiting are being applied to protect patients entrusted...
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