Outbreak Over: Hogarth Riverview Manor (1 North)

January 14, 2020 - The outbreak of respiratory illness at Hogarth Riverview Manor – 1 North, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.

The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care facilities when feeling unwell to avoid spreading infections to those most vulnerable: young infants and children, the elderly and those with other chronic illnesses.

The Health Unit reminds the public to prevent getting and spreading infections by:

Outbreak Declared: Bethammi Nursing Home – Facility-Wide

January 31, 2020 - Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Bethammi Nursing Home, located at 63 Carrie Street, have declared a facility wide outbreak of a respiratory illness.

All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only, so please call the facility for more information.

Outbreak Over: Hogarth Riverview Manor

January 10, 2020 - The outbreak of respiratory illness at Hogarth Riverview Manor – Spruce Resident Home Area, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.

The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care facilities when feeling unwell to avoid spreading infections to those most vulnerable: young infants and children, the elderly and those with other chronic illnesses.

Outbreak Over: Southbridge Pinewood

January 9, 2020 - The outbreak of respiratory illness at Southbridge Pinewood, located at 2625 E. Walsh Street, has been declared over today. All restrictions have been lifted.

The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care facilities when feeling unwell to avoid spreading infections to those most vulnerable: young infants and children, the elderly and those with other chronic illnesses.

The Health Unit reminds the public to prevent getting and spreading infections by:

Outbreak Declared: Hogarth Riverview Manor (Spruce Resident Home Area)

December 31, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness affecting Spruce Resident Home Area.

All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only, so please call the facility for more information.

Outbreak Declared: Hogarth Riverview Manor (1 North)

December 29, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness affecting Daffodil Resident Home Area (1 North).

All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only, so please call the facility for more information.

Outbreak Declared: Southbridge Pinewood

December 27, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Southbridge Pinewood, located at 2625 Walsh St. East, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness this morning.

All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only, so please call the facility for more information.

Switching Gears on Self-Care

By Rachelle Roussel on
December 18, 2019

How does one begin to acknowledge our perceived mental wellness as the calendar year ends and the holiday celebrations quickly fill the month of December? This is a daunting task and so, as many millennials do, I started with a simple Google Search, yielding 389 million results for ‘mental health during the holidays’. 389 million. For reference, a Google Search of ‘cute puppies’ yields around 325 million, leaving a difference of 64 million.