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COVID-19 

Effective from Thursday 14 April 2022 - Orange level

Admission requirements

Prior to your care at St George's Hospital you will need to:

• Contact your clinician's rooms if you have had COVID in the last 8 weeks
• Have a negative rapid antigen test.  This will be undertaken at the Hospital on the day of your planned admission

Safety requirements at St George’s Hospital include:

• Anyone entering and moving around the Hospital must wear a surgical/medical mask unless they have an authorised exemption
• Fabric face coverings are no longer acceptable
• Anyone who is unwell should not enter our facility
• Wherever possible physical distancing will be maintained
• Good hand hygiene should be practiced

Visiting

• One visitor per person per day until 8.00 pm only
• Cardiac/ICU wards strictly no visiting between 1.00 pm – 3 .00 pm
• Masks are required to be worn at all times (this includes all patient care areas, eg patient rooms)
• Failure to adhere to these restrictions will result in you being asked to leave

To ensure we meet the physical distancing requirements the following restrictions are in place:

Cardiology Day Unit

One vaccinated support person per dependent adult only.

Admission and Discharge Unit

One vaccinated support person may accompany a dependent adult or child only.

Maternity

A woman in labour is allowed two support people, then one support person for the duration of their stay at St George’s Maternity.  No children are able to visit during this time.   Antenatal breastfeeding classes continue with physical distancing requirements and restricted numbers.

St George’s Hospital will continue to follow MoH and Canterbury DHB COVID-19 guidelines, to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients, staff, and the wider community.

For more information please visit:

The Ministry of Health webpage – https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus

The Unite against COVID-19 webpage – https://covid19.govt.nz/