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Ontario Health has recently expanded eligibility for COVID-19 PCR testing for symptomatic and asymptomatic people with defined criteria that has been updated on the Bracebridge Assessment Centre webpage at www.mahc.ca/COVID-19testing/.

Generally, the guidance is prioritizing for molecular testing those at the highest risk of COVID-19, by including, for example, all symptomatic people aged 70 and older and all people who are immunocompromised.

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak on East Wing at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site over.

The outbreak lasted three weeks, and through outbreak management protocols including testing, 17 patient cases and six staff case were attributed to the outbreak in total.

This is a joint message from North Simcoe Muskoka (NSM) Region’s Hospital Chiefs of Staff and Medical Officer of Health.

The level of COVID-19 in the NSM region is on the rise.

Thanks to advancements in stroke care processes and strong partnerships with key partners, patients across the region now have better access to EVT (endovascular thrombectomy) screening at both hospital sites through formal pathways.

EVT is the newest standard of care for ischemic stroke where highly-specialized stroke care teams can thread a guidewire and mechanically remove the clot from the brain in appropriate patients. 

Visiting to East Wing at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site has been suspended after the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit placed East Wing under unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak status on March 29, 2022.

Testing of patients and staff is occurring as part of outbreak management protocols, and enhanced cleaning practices are underway to limit spread.

Get involved in your local hospital by submitting your application to join the skills-based, community-oriented team of volunteer directors at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) as a board member or a committee appointee member of a standing committee.

Annually, the Board, through the Nominations Committee, identifies vacancy requirements and conducts a recruitment drive in advance of the Annual General Meeting typically held in June.

We, as leaders in Ontario’s health-care system, recognize every person has been impacted by the pandemic.  We thank them for the sacrifices made over the past two years to protect our health-care system and its lifeline, health-care workers.

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheryl Harrison as President and Chief Executive Officer at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) effective May 30, 2022.

As pandemic-related provincial restrictions are eased across Ontario, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is moving to expand limited visitation for inpatients and removing the requirement for proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

Effective Monday, March 7, admitted inpatients may receive two (2) visitors each day who are over the age of 18 during visiting hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., while continuing to adhere to strict visiting requirements.