The COVID-19 Assessment Center at Norfolk General Hospital has closed.
The centre, which processed 19,635 tests for COVID-19 since October 2020, administered its last test on April 22. Eligible residents will continue to have access to COVID-19 testing in a variety of locations in Haldimand and Norfolk. Testing locations can be found at www.covid-19.ontario.ca/assessment-centre-locations .
“The NGH COVID-19 Assessment Center has played a crucial role in Norfolk County’s pandemic response and we are grateful for the tremendous partnership and support of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, the Norfolk Family Health Team, and our other community partners,” Jennifer Edwards, director of Quality, Clinical Practice and Infection Prevention and Control, at NGH, said in a media release. “We’re grateful for the assessment center team who played a historic role in protecting the health and safety of our staff, patients, and community members.”
Residents with COVID-19 symptoms should presume to be infected with the virus and should initiate timely self-isolation to prevent transmission in the community, she added.
For more information about COVID-19 visit www.hnhu.org/health-topic/coronavirus-covid-19/ .
“We would like to thank the NGH COVID-19 Assessment Center team for their dedication and commitment and for working tirelessly to contain this pandemic,” said Syed Shah, acting director of Public Health at the Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit and the Social Services Division.
Meanwhile, the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic remains open Monday to Friday 8 am to 3 pm with some evening options.
Additional information, including how to book an appointment can be found at www.hnhu.org/book-your-covid-19-vaccination/book-a-covid-19-vaccine-appointment/ .
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