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Media Releases 2022

• December 28. 2022 - UPDATE - Rainycrest Gastrointestinal Outbreak


• December 28, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at Emo Health Centre Declared OVER


• December 23, 2022 - Gastrointestinal Outbreak in Rainycrest West Wing


• December 6, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainy River Long Term Care Home Declared OVER


• December 6, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at Emo Health Centre


• November 25, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at Rainy River Long Term Care Home


• November 25, 2022 - Gastrointestinal Outbreak at La Verendrye First Floor Declared Over


• November 22, 2022 - Notice of Privacy Breach


• November 16, 2022 - Gastrointestinal Outbreak at La Verendrye First Floor


• November 7, 2022 - Addressing Workplace Violence


• November 1, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye Hospital First Floor Declared Over


• October 14, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at La Verendrye Hospital First Floor


• September 13, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye Hospital Declared Over


• August 24, 2022 - Nurse Practitioners in LVGH Emergency Department


• August 22, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainycrest Declared Over


• August 17, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at La Verendrye Hospital First Floor In patient Unit


• August 11, 2022 - Rainycrest COVID-19 Outbreak Update


• July 30, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye Hospital Declared Over


• July 25, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak in Rainycrest Special Care Unit Declared Over


• July 19, 2022 - Update to COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainycrest


• July 16, 2022 - Update to COVID-19 Outbreak at LVGH and Rainycrest


• July 15, 2022 - COVID-19 Self-screening kiosks


• July 11, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye Hospital and Rainycrest Special Care Unit


• June 28, 2022 - Rainycrest Air Conditioning Update


• June 21, 2022 - Rainycrest Air Conditioning


• June 13, 2022 - Masking Mandate in Riverside Health Care Faicilities


• June 1, 2022 - Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Declared Over


• May 24, 2022 - Respiratory Outbreak Declared at Rainycrest


• May 16, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye Hospital Declared Over


• May 12, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainy River Health Centre Declared Over


• April 30, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak declared at La Verendrye Hospital


• April 28, 2022 - Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Declared Over


• April 25, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak declared at Rainy River Long Term Care Home


• April 20, 2022 - Respiratory Outbreak at Declared at Rainycrest


• March 18, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainycrest Longterm Care Home Declared Over


• March 14, 2022 - Long-term Care Home Visitation Update


• March 11, 2022 - Long-Term Care Pandemic Response


• March 8, 2022 - Long-Term Care Home Visitation Update


• March 8, 2022 - What residents can expect


• March 8, 2022 - LTC-Visitor Absences Social-Gatherings-Snapshot


• March 4, 2022 - Assessment Centre COVID-19 Testing Requirements


• February 11, 2022 - COVID-19 Outbreak declared at Rainycrest Longterm Care Home


• February 7, 2022 - Long-term Care Home Visitation Update


• February 7, 2022 - Visitor Education Information


• January 28, 2022 - Covid-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye Hospital Declared Over


• January 26. 2022 - Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Declared Over


• January 20, 2022 - Respiratory Outbreak at Rainy River Health Centre Declared Over


• January 11, 2022 -Covid-19 Outbreak declared at LaVerendrye Hospital


• January 9, 2022 - Respiratory Outbreak Declared at Rainy River Health Centre


• January 8, 2022 - Suspect COVID-19 Outbreak at LaVerendrye Hospital


• January 6, 2022 - Modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen

Media Releases 2021

• December 29, 2021 - Long-term care home Visitation Update


• December 28, 2021 - Respiratory Outbreak Declared at Rainycrest


• December 22, 2021 - Covid-19 and Visitation Requirements for Riverside Facilities


• December 8, 2021 - NW Region CEOs Mandatory Vaccine Policy Agreement


• December 5, 2021 - Covid-19 and Visitation Requirements for Riverside Facilities


• October 8, 2021 - Update for All Residents, Family and Friends of Riverside LTC - Public Release


• September 9, 2021 - Rainycrest Outbreak Declared Over


• September 1, 2021 - Rainycrest Respiratory Outbreak Update


• August 25, 2021 - Respiratory Outbreak Declared at Rainycrest


• August 19, 2021 - Third Dose Vaccinations for Long-Term Care Residents


• July 15, 2021 - Update for LTC Visitors


• July 15, 2021 - Acute Care Visitor Restriction Update


• July 5, 2021 - Update for All Residents, Family and Friends of Riverside LTC - Public Release


• June 25, 2021 - LaVerendrye General Hospital: Acute Care Visitor Restriction Update


• June 15, 2021 - Visitor Restrictions Update


• May 26, 2021 - Riverside Resumes Elective Surgeries and Procedures


• April 21, 2021 - Riverside Ramps Down Non-Emergent and Non-Urgent Elective Surgical Services


• March 15, 2021 - New Visitor Restrictions for Long-Term Care


• March 3, 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccinations for Residents, Staff and Caregivers


• March 1, 2021 - Rainycrest Outbreak Declared Over and New Visitor Restrictions: Riverside COVID Response Update


• February 27, 2021 - COVID Response Update - Rainycrest Outbreak decalred and Vaccinations


• February 25, 2021 - New COVID-19 Testing Protocols for Long Term Care


• February 17, 2021 - Visitor Restriction Update


• January 28, 2021 - West End Riverside LTC residents recieve first COVID Vaccine


• January 27, 2021 - First Riverside LTC residents recieve COVID Vaccine


• January 26, 2021 - New Visitor Restrictions at LaVerendrye General Hospital


• January 26, 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccines planned for Riverside Long-Term Care Residents


• January 26, 2021 - Rainycrest COVID outbreak declared over


• January 23, 2021 - Riverside COVID response Update: Emo Health Centre


• January 22, 2021 - Status Update: Rainycrest COVID-19 Outbreak


• January 15, 2021 - Status Update: Rainycrest COVID-19 Outbreak


• January 9, 2021 - Riverside COVID Response Update


• January 7, 2021 - Riverside COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Centre Opens


• January 2, 2021 - COVID-19 Outbreak declared at Rainycrest

Media Releases 2020

• December 22, 2020 - New Visitor Restriction - LaVerendrye General Hospital


• December 21, 2020 - Riverside Health Care COVID-19 Response: UPDATE


• November 24, 2020 - Riverside COVID-19 Response: UPDATE


• November 17, 2020 - Riverside Implements New Travel Restriction for Long-Term Care Visitors


• September 28, 2020 - COVID-19 Assessment Centre Update


• September 2, 2020 - Update to Short-Stay Absences and Temporary Absences for Long-term Care


• September 1, 2020 - Resumption of Emo Health Centre


• August 26, 2020 - Prenatal and Labouring Patients Visitor Update


• July 28, 2020 - Visitor Update for In-Hospital Acute Patient Visits


• July 14, 2020 - Hospital In-Patient Visitor Update with Information Handout


• June 18, 2020 - Emo Health Centre Evacuation to Rainycrest


• June 17, 2020 - Informational Package and Letter for Family Members and SDMs - Outdoor Visitors to our Long-Term Care Homes


• June 15, 2020 - Riverside Resumes Elective Services


• June 12, 2020 - Updates on Long-Term Care Admissions & Visits


• May 28, 2020 - Increased Testing for Asymptomatic Individuals


• May 27, 2020 - Cloth Face Mask Guidance


• May 13, 2020 - Riverside’s update message to Long-Term Care families & friends


• May 8, 2020 - COVID19 Drive-thru Testing at Riverside Assessment Centre


• April 28, 2020 - Riverside Launches COVID-19 Surveillance Testing for Asymptomatic Resident/Inpatients & Staff


• April 22, 2020 - A Message from Riverside’s President & CEO


• April 21, 2020 - Riverside Foundation for Health Care to coordinate donations


• April 17, 2020 - Riverside Long-Term Care Delivery Restrictions


• April 2, 2020 - Riverside Community Counselling Operations Continue


• March 27, 2020- Positive COVID-19 case confirmed through Riverside Assessment Centre


• March 17, 2020 - Riverside opens COVID-19 Assessment Centre’s


• March 16, 2020 - Riverside Visitor Restrictions and Cancellation of Elective and Non-Emergent Services


• March 13, 2020 - Visitor Restrictions at Riverside Health Care


• March 11, 2020 - Screening Precautions for Coronavirus Continue at Riverside


• February 4, 2020 - Screening Precautions for Coronavirus at Riverside