COVID-19 Resources for WRHA Staff and Health Care Professionals
Information related to COVID-19 has the potential to change rapidly. The materials available here will be updated regularly and as required.
Visit frequently to ensure access to the most up-to-date information. If you have any questions, please contact communications@wrha.mb.ca
Operational Updates
- Memo: Dasheng N95 Respirator Update (November 17, 2021)
- Memo: New Walk-up downtown testing site opening December 14 at 330 Garry St. (December 10, 2020)
- Internal Patient Transport Checklist (December 10, 2020)
- Internal Patient Transport Checklist Education (December 10, 2020)
- Memo: Fit Testing at the COVID Response Unit (CRU) (November 27, 2020)
- Memo: August Shift of COVID-19 Community Testing Sites in Winnipeg (August 21, 2020)
- Memo: July Shift of COVID-19 Community Testing Sites in Winnipeg (July 23, 2020)
- Memo: De-Activating Regional Incident Command (May 29, 2020)
- Language Access Interpreter Services Quick Reference Guide for Provincial COVID-19 Testing Sites (May 27, 2020)
- Considerations in the Use and Installation of Sneezeguards/ Plexiglass (May 22, 2020)
- Memo: One Day Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Training for Pandemic Response (May 20, 2020)
- PRRT Request (May 19, 2020)
- New addition to the Engagement Toolkit: Engagement Through Crisis (May 14, 2020)
- Memo: COVID-19: Scenarios and Transfer to Geriatric Rehabilitation (May 13, 2020)
- Memo: Negative Results Transition from Dynacare (May 5, 2020)
- Influenza/RSV PCR Testing in Shared Health Clinical Microbiology Laboratories (Updated April 23, 2020)
- Memo: COVID-19 – Response for Shelter Sector in Winnipeg (Updated April 21, 2020)
- Memo: Oculys View – COVID19 cases (April 16, 2020)
- WRHA COVID-19 Incident Command Operations 11:30 am Call Meeting Minutes Template (April 9, 2020)
- WRHA Unified Incident Command Structure - COVID-19 (April 9, 2020)
- Memo: Operational Lead- Testing Sites, Assessment Clinics & COVID Response Unit (April 8, 2020)
- Memo: Pathway for Access to Collocated Community COVID-19 Testing Site and Assessment Clinics (April 7, 2020)
- Template: Staff being sent home from entry points (April 4, 2020)
- Supporting Students During COVID-19 (March 31, 2020)
- COVID-19 Operationally Required Exemption Tracking Sheet For Sites (March 23, 2020)
- Processing of COVID-19 Specimens (March 17, 2020)
- Memo: COVID-19 - Supply Chain Management - N95 Respirators (March 13, 2020)
Acute Care
- Information for Admitted Patients - Potential Transfer (October 25, 2021)
- Script - Conversations with Patients about Transfer (October 25, 2021)
- Acute Care Patient Transfers – Frequently Asked Questions (October 25, 2021)
- Memo: Supporting Patient Flow - Inter-Facility Transfers (October 25, 2021)
- Inter-Facility Transfer Letter (October 25, 2021)
- Acute Care Communication Algorithm – Positive COVID-19 Result (December 24, 2020)
- Discharge Transport COVID-19 Positive or Suspect Acute Care Guideline (May 19, 2020)
- ATTENTION: Faulty Swab Recall (April 24, 2020)
- Designated Entrances to Support Enhanced Screening (April 14, 2020)
- Day Hospital Service Provision Plan During Pandemic (April 7, 2020)
- Protected Code Blue: Cardiac Arrest on a COVID-19 ward or ICU in a suspect/confirmed COVID-19 patient (April 6, 2020)
- Guidelines for Code Blue in COVID-19 Positive or Suspect - Adult Inpatients (April 6, 2020)
- COVID-19 ED/UC Scenarios (March 31, 2020)
- COVID-19 LAU to Acute Site Transfer Scenario (March 31, 2020)
- Updated COVID-19 Acronyms in EDIS/ClinDoc (March 27, 2020)
- EDIS – Acronym Expansion (March 27, 2020)
- Triage Acronym: .covid19 (March 27, 2020)
- COVID-19 Assessment Acronym: .covid19assessment (March 27, 2020)
- COVID-19 Presentations: Stable Patient Documentation (March 27, 2020)
- Guideline for Off-Ward Privleges (Acute Care) (March 25, 2020)
- COVID 19 Screening and Interventions in ED/UC (March 24, 2020)
- COVID-19 Discharge Package:
- COVID-19 Staff Discharge Planning Self-Isolation Assessment (Updated December 29, 2021)
- COVID-19 Caregiver Discharge Instructions (Updated December 29, 2021)
- COVID-19 Patient Discharge Instructions (Updated December 29, 2021)
- Temperature Tracking Form (April 17, 2020)
- Government of Manitoba Self-Isolation Handout (April 17, 2020)
Community
- Referral Guide: COVID-19 Intravenous Treatment, Assessment Appointment, Mobile Testing or Homebound Vaccination (Updated July 21, 2022)
- Model of Care: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics in WRHA Community (Updated November 10, 2021)
- Memo: Community Staff Screening Locations (May 26, 2020)
- Adult Supports During COVID-19 (May 22, 2020)
- Domestic Violence Supports During COVID-19 (May 22, 2020)
- Family Supports During COVID-19 (May 22, 2020)
- Financial Supports During COVID-19 (May 22, 2020)
- Food and Basic Needs Supports During COVID-19 (May 22, 2020)
- Shelter Supports During COVID-19 (May 22, 2020)
- Youth Supports During COVID-19 (May 22, 2020)
- Memo: Thunderbird House Community Testing Site for COVID-19 to open May 19 (May 15, 2020)
- Memo: PPE Audit and Monitoring Process – Community (May 11, 2020)
- COVID-19 Screening Site to Open at Thunderbird House (May 4, 2020)
- Designated Entrances to Support Enhanced Staff Screening within Community (Updated April 17, 2020)
- Isolation Model Option for Shelter Population (April 9, 2020)
- Directing COVID-19 Positive Patients from the Community Requiring Medical Care (Updated May 14, 2020)
- COVID-19 Highlights- Community Adult Rehab (April 4, 2020)
- Important Information for Community IV Program (CIVP) Patients (March 27, 2020)
- EIA COVID-19 Appointments and Calls (March 25, 2020)
Finance
- Essential Services Travel Certification Template (April 23, 2020)
- Memo: Suppliers/Vendors and Facility Business Visits (April 23, 2020)
- Statistical Internal orders for COVID-19 (April 21, 2020)
- COVID-19 Cost Tracking Memo (April 9, 2020)
- COVID-19 Business Continuity Planning – Cell Phone and Overage Fees Update (April 8, 2020)
- Memo: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Cost Tracking and Reporting (March 13, 2020)
Home Care
- Home Care Home Visit COVID-19 Response Planning: Visit Priority Codes and Nursing Emergency Codes (December 23, 2021)
- COVID-19: Home Care & Palliative Care Review & Assessment of Priority 3 Visits (December 23, 2021)
- Prioritization Criteria for PHS, CSCS and Community Therapy Services OT PT (April 26, 2021)
- COVID-19 Major Comorbidity Count Algorithm for Home Care Clients (April 20, 2020)
- Isolation Strategies Residential Care COVID-19: Residential Care Home Service (April 2, 2020)
- Guiding Document COVID-19: Residential Care Home Service (April 2, 2020)
Human Resources
- Memo: Action Request for Managers - Non-Union Staff Vacation Scheduling (June 3, 2020)
- Work Disruption Allowance Form (Redeployment due to COVID-19) (April 30, 2020)
- Memo: Paid Leave for Self-Isolation Period After Work Related Exposure (April 23, 2020)
- Memo: Entry Point Screener (April 21, 2020)
- Entry Point Screener – Job Codes (April 21, 2020)
- Screeners – COVID Recruiting Spreadsheet (April 21, 2020)
- Child Care for Health Care Staff (April 5, 2020)
- Process when staff refuse to complete the screening process (April 5, 2020)
- Staff Screening - Recording of time and Parking for Redeployed staff (April 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 Information for Staff - Working from Home Guidelines, Human Resources, and Child Care Update - All Employees (March 30, 2020)
- Memorandum of Agreement Redeployment of Staff Within or Between Employer Organizations Relating to COVID-19 (March 23, 2020)
- Highlights of the Memorandum of Agreement for Redeployment of Staff Within or Between Employer Organizations Relating to COVID-19 (March 23, 2020)
Indigenous Health
- Indigenous Health Referral (April 12, 2020)
- Indigenous Health Update (March 30, 2020)
- Indigenous Health - Patient Services Communication to WRHA facilities and HSC (March 29, 2020)
- Indigenous Health Update (March 23, 2020)
Laundry Services
- Information - Isolation Gowns (April 3, 2020)
Manitoba Renal Program
Mental Health
- Ways to Well-being in the Workplace (July 22, 2021)
- Mental Health Community Residential Care Move in Guideline (June 19, 2020)
- Evening and Weekend Inter-facility transfers to Winnipeg adult inpatient mental health units (April 25, 2020)
- Mental Health Program Proposal for Financial Coverage for In-Home Blood Draws during COVID 19 (April 24, 2020)
- COVID+ Adult patients in acute care settings in Winnipeg that require psychiatric consultation or admission to a mental health unit (April 20, 2020)
- Supporting Well-being & Mental Healthy Environments: Understanding, Support and Resources during COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
- Towards Flourishing Mental Health Promotion Resources for Public Health Service Providers (April 16, 2020)
- Free counselling and health services to Manitobans of all ages during COVID-19 Pandemic (April 15, 2020)
- Services gratuits de counselling et de santé pour les Manitobains de tout âge pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 (April 15, 2020)
- Message to FFS sites - Centralized Shared Care (April 2, 2020)
Nursing
- Cleaning & Disinfecting Pyxis Cabinets (April 9, 2020)
- Nursing Skills Online - COVID-19 Enhancements (March 26, 2020)
- Drug Shortage Alert - Inhalers (March 25, 2020)
Occupational & Environmental Safety & Health (OESH)
- OESH backlog calls and return of staff (April 13, 2020)
- Memo: OESH on site ICSs (March 13, 2020)
Palliative Care
- COVID-19: Home Care & Palliative Care Review & Assessment of Priority 3 Visits (April 9, 2020)
- COVID-19 Highlights – WRHA Community Palliative Care (March 31, 2020)
- COVID-19 Highlights – Grace Hospice and Jocelyn House (Updated May 13, 2020)
- Guideline for Palliative Care Visitor Restrictions applicable to Palliative Care Units and Hospice (March 24, 2020)
Patient Transport
- Discharge Transportation of COVID-19 Patient/ Resident/ Client (April 11, 2020)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Pharmacy
- Notice of Mandatory Reporting Requirements for ADRs & MDIs During COVID-19 Pandemic (April 15, 2020)
- Cleaning & Disinfecting Pyxis Cabinets (April 9, 2020)
- Drug Shortage Alert - Inhalers (March 25, 2020)
Primary Care
- Memo: Mobile COVID-19 Testing & Updated COVID-19 Transportation Pathways (May 11, 2020)
- Referral Guide: COVID-19 Intravenous Treatment, Assessment Appointment, Mobile Testing or Homebound Vaccination (Updated July 21, 2022)
- Model of Care: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics in WRHA Community (Updated November 10, 2021)
- ATTENTION: Faulty Swab Recall (April 24, 2020)
- A Guide for Primary Care Providers for Supporting Patients in Distress During COVID-19 (April 24, 2020)
- Table Top Exercise: Transfer to ER/UC for care (Updated May 14, 2020)
- Table Top Exercise: Transfer to a Primary Care setting (April 15, 2020)
- Directing COVID-19 Positive Patients from the Community Requiring Medical Care (Updated May 14, 2020)
Public Health
- Memo: Postpartum Public Health Services during COVID-19 Pandemic (May 29, 2020)
- Guidance for Community Area Public Health Nurses (April 23, 2020)
- Families First Home Visiting: Staying Connected (April 16, 2020)
- Towards Flourishing Mental Health Promotion Resources for Public Health Service Providers (April 16, 2020)
- Table Top Exercise: Transfer to ER/UC for care (Updated May 14, 2020)
- Table Top Exercise: Transfer to a Primary Care setting (April 15, 2020)
- Directing COVID-19 Positive Patients from the Community Requiring Medical Care (Updated May 14, 2020)
Further resources can be accessed on Population & Public Health’s Communicable Disease Prevention & Management page
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Suspension of Group Outpatient PRP Services (April 7, 2020)
Seniors
Social Work
- Free Tax Services (April 23, 2020)
- EIA COVID-19 Appointments and Calls (March 25, 2020)
- MAID Witnesses and the Role of Hospital Social Work (March 21, 2020)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Standard Operating Procedure For Pathway: Pandemic Assessment Stream (Updated January 26, 2022)
- Standard Operating Procedure For Pathway: Pandemic Mobile Testing Sites (Updated January 7, 2021)
Surgery Program
- Memo: Surgery Program – Elective Slates and Clinics re: COVID-19 (March 20, 2020)
