Construction is underway on a new isolation room in the Emergency Department at Arnprior Regional Health (ARH).
ARH is adding a second fully engineered isolation (negative air) room thanks to funding support from the Ministry of Health.
The space will provide a safe environment when patients require trauma and/or aerosolized procedures, or when patients are suspected to have an airborne infectious disease.
When completed, the Emergency Department will have a negative air space with a full trauma bay (and space to allow for non-trauma stretchers) with an antechamber, a new fully accessible washroom, and an exterior entrance to the room.
Construction is currently underway and the project is expected to be completed late this fall (2021).
You can get more details online here.
We're adding a 2nd isolation room in the Emerg Dept with provincial funding support. The space will provide a safe environment when patients require trauma and/or aerosolized procedures, or when an airborne infectious disease is suspected.
Full details: https://t.co/B5HvTkOAHb pic.twitter.com/ToJbW9TaUa
— Arnprior Regional Health (@ARHArnprior) September 1, 2021
