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Read more: Several southwestern Ontario hospitals lift mask mandates The hospital says it will allow patients to ask that anyone who comes into their presence wear a mask.“This choice will be honoured and respected without question,” a release from the hospital says.It also warns that masks could also be required when interacting with a patient in isolation or those with respiratory illnesses.The hospitals says that universal masking could return during cold and flu season or if there is an outbreak at the hospital.The mask requirement also changed at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener on Monday although it asked that visitors wear them in the chemo suite as well as when they are in direct contact with patients.“Patients will continue wearing masks if they have respiratory symptoms,” an announcement from GRH read. “Visitors – please continue to stay home if you are feeling unwell.”Down the road in Guelph, the hospital also began to lift masking measures on Monday but it did keep some current rules in place.As with SMGH, masks will not longer be required in hallways, meeting rooms, breakrooms, the Bistro, and shared offices but they will still be required in clinical areas.This means that masks will still be required in areas such as nursing stations and patient rooms.“Based on how we move through this first phase, we will look to implement a second phase.

Guelph General Hospital is asking residents to open their wallets this holiday season as it needs money to purchase equipment for its expanded emergency department.A 36-by-60-foot temporary structure was added last week in anticipation of a second COVID-19 wave and will be used as a waiting room for patients where they will also be triaged and registered.

Guelph General Hospital is closed to the public on Wednesday while a temporary expansion is installed.The hospital said the structure is being delivered in three pieces with the first two sections scheduled to arrive around 10 a.m. The other piece should arrive later in the afternoon.

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared inside a ward of a Guelph, Ont. hospital.