Arnprior Regional Health is suspending visits to the inpatient unit because of an outbreak of respiratory illness. According to Hospital CEO Eric Hanna, it will be several days before the restriction can be lifted.
Hanna says this only applies to patients who have been admitted to hospital and not to the Emergency Department. He says they may also make exceptions on compassionate grounds such as for family members of patients who are terminally ill. It’s not clear yet how many patients have the flu in the inpatient unit. This comes on the heels of a report we brought you yesterday showing that Eastern Ontario is in the middle of a flu outbreak. Currently, 19 percent of ER visits in Renfrew County are due to flu-like symptoms.
