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

NEW: Guidelines for hospital visitors

Operational Updates

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

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)

COVID-19 Discharge Package

COVID-19 Staff Discharge Planning Self-Isolation Assessment (April 17, 2020)
COVID-19 Discharge Form (Updated April 21, 2020)
COVID-19 Caregiver Discharge Instructions (April 17, 2020)
COVID-19 Patient Discharge Instructions (April 17, 2020)
Temperature Tracking Form (April 17, 2020)
Government of Manitoba Self-Isolation Handout (April 17, 2020)

Designated Entrances to Support Enhanced Screening (April 14, 2020)

Referral Guide: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics and Mobile Testing (Updated July 23, 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)

Community

Referral Guide: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics and Mobile Testing (Updated January 5, 2021)

Model of Care: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics in WRHA Community (Updated January 5, 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)

Model of Care: COVID-19 Testing Sites in WRHA Community (Updated August 31, 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

COVID-19 Major Comorbidity Count Algorithm for Home Care Clients (April 20, 2020)

Home Care Home Visit COVID-19 Response Planning: Visit Priority Codes and Nursing Emergency Codes (April 9, 2020)

COVID-19: Home Care & Palliative Care Review & Assessment of Priority 3 Visits (April 9, 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)

Community Stroke Care Service and Priority Home Service COVID-19 Response Planning Visit Priority Codes (March 20, 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

Memo: Winnipeg Transport for Suspected/Probable/Confirmed COVID-19 Dialysis/Renal Patients (April 12, 2020)

Patient Letter: Transportation to dialysis and Renal Health Clinic appointments in Winnipeg for patients with a suspected, probable or confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis (April 12, 2020)

Mental Health

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)

Referral Guide: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics and Mobile Testing (Updated July 23, 2020)

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)

Shared Health – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Resources

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 Assessment Clinics and Mobile Testing (Updated January 5, 2021)
Model of Care: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics in WRHA Community (Updated January 5, 2021)
Process of non-hospital Clients to COVID-19 Assessment Clinics (May 11, 2020)
Process of non-hospital Clients to COVID-19 Testing Sites (May 11, 2020
Transportation Plan for People Who Need to Access to Testing and/or COVID-19 Assessment Clinics but Unable to Access Transportation (May 11, 2020)
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for For Pathway: Pandemic Testing Sites (May 11, 2020)

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)

Memo: Transport of non-hospital clients (April 30, 2020)

Process of non-hospital Clients to COVID-19 Assessment Clinics (Updated May 11, 2020)
Process of non-hospital Clients to COVID-19 Testing Sites (Updated May 11, 2020
Transportation Plan for People Who Need to Access to Testing and/or COVID-19 Assessment Clinics but Unable to Access Transportation (Updated May 11, 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)

Referral Guide: COVID-19 Assessment Clinics and Mobile Testing (Updated July 23, 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

United Way, City of Winnipeg, and A & O: Support Services for Older Adults Inc. partner to support older Winnipeggers (April 16, 2020)

Suspension/Modified PRIME Onsite Services (April 7, 2020)

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 11, 2021)

Standard Operating Procedure For Pathway: Pandemic Testing Sites (Updated January 6, 2021)

Surgery Program

Memo: Surgery Program – Elective Slates and Clinics re: COVID-19 (March 20, 2020)

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