September 29, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitation is temporarily suspended on inpatient units located on the 6th floor and unit 2 on the 7th floor at Carbonear General Hospital following positive COVID-19 testing identified at this site. Isolation precautions and testing are being implemented for affected patients. Contact tracing is ongoing and anyone who is considered to be a close contact will be notified. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions in Place on Units at Carbonear General Hospital”

September 27, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises of changes to the hours of operation at the Village Mall COVID-19 vaccine clinic in St. John’s, on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Appointments and Walk-in Clinic at the Village Mall”

September 27, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitation is temporarily suspended at Saint Luke’s Homes following positive COVID-19 testing identified at this site. Isolation precautions and testing are being implemented for affected residents. Contact tracing is ongoing and anyone who is considered to be a close contact will be notified. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions in Place at Saint Luke’s Homes  “

September 24, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health reminds the public of ongoing COVID-19 protocols and guidelines in place at hospitals and health-care facilities throughout the region. These are necessary precautions designed to help keep patients, clients, residents, visitors, staff and physicians safe during the public health emergency in support of ongoing quality care for patients, clients and residents. LEARN MORE “COVID-19 Protocols Continue at Eastern Health Hospitals and Health-care Facilities”

September 23, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: The public is invited by Leslie O’Reilly, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and David Diamond, President and CEO, to attend Eastern Health’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.   LEARN MORE “Public Invited to Eastern Health’s Annual General Meeting”

September 20, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  To commemorate the children and the families that are impacted by residential schools and to support survivors in healing and reconciling together, Eastern Health will join the Provincial Government in observing September 30, 2021, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as a statutory holiday. As such, Eastern Health facilities, programs and services will operate on statutory holiday schedules, which will require changes to patient and client appointments. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health to Observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation”

September 20, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions have been lifted and that general visitation is now open at unit 2 South at Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion. Visitor restrictions were originally implemented on September 9 following a case of COVID-19 identified in the Eastern Health region. General visitation opened to the remainder of the facility on September 13, 2021. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Lifts Visitor Restrictions at Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion”

September 17, 2021 – St. John’s: Eastern Health advises the public that tomorrow (Saturday, September 18, 2021), construction will be taking place near the main entrance of St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital which will result in the closure of the vehicle thoroughfare from St. Clare Avenue to the main entrance of the facility. Construction will begin at about 8:00 a.m. and continue until approximately 12:00 p.m. LEARN MORE “Construction Near Main Entrance of St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital”

September 17, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises of changes to the hours of operation at the Village Mall COVID-19 vaccine clinic in St. John’s, on Monday, September 20, 2021. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Appointments and Walk-in Clinic at the Village Mall”

September 16, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it will be holding a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Avalon Mall in St. John’s on Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19, 2021. The walk-in clinic will be located on the lower level next to the Lululemon Court at the previous Claire’s location and will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. It will offer first and second doses to individuals 12 years and older and appointments are not required. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the Avalon Mall”

September 16, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health is now offering a third COVID-19 vaccine dose to individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, including those receiving immunosuppressive therapies who may have a lower immune response to COVID-19 vaccines compared to the general population.   LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offers Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose to Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised Individuals”

September 16, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: The public is invited by Leslie O’Reilly, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and David Diamond, President and CEO, to attend Eastern Health’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. LEARN MORE “Public Invited to Eastern Health’s Annual General Meeting”

September 13, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitation continues to be temporarily suspended at Unit 2 South at Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion while general visitation is now open to the remainder of the facility. Visitor restrictions were originally implemented on September 9 following a case of COVID-19 identified in the Eastern Health region and contact tracing is now complete. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Visitor Restrictions at Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion”

September 11, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health is advising the public that visitation is currently suspended at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital.  The restrictions are in place due to a power outage affecting the hospital and will remain in effect for the duration of the power outage. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital”

September 11, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health is advising clients with scheduled appointments today at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Village Mall in St. John’s of a delayed opening resulting from a power outage.  LEARN MORE “Delayed Opening at COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in St. John’s”

September 10, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is offering a temporary COVID-19 testing clinic for residents of the Placentia area this weekend, in response to today’s public advisory regarding confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region.

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September 10, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health is seeking the assistance of those who have appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11, to ensure they are able to receive their vaccines in a timely manner, given the forecasted adverse weather. LEARN MORE “Changes to Vaccination Clinics Due to Potential Impacts of Hurricane Larry”

September 9, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitation is temporarily suspended at the Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion following a new case of COVID-19 identified in the Eastern Health region. The unit affected has been put on isolation and all residents are being tested. Contact tracing is ongoing and anyone who is considered to be a close contact will be notified. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions in Place at Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion”

September 9, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: The public is invited by Leslie O’Reilly, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and David Diamond, President and CEO, to attend Eastern Health’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. LEARN MORE “Public Invited to Eastern Health’s Annual General Meeting”

September 8, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that COVID-19 vaccine appointments and walk-in clinics continue to be available across the region throughout the month of September. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Appointments and Walk-in Clinics Across the Region”

September 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises of changes to the hours of operation at the Village Mall COVID-19 vaccine clinic in St. John’s, as well as upcoming COVID-19 vaccine appointments and walk-in clinics in Marystown and Clarenville on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

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September 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is offering a temporary COVID-19 testing clinic for residents of the Bonavista area this weekend, in response to today’s public advisory regarding potential COVID-19 exposures.

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September 1, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health has launched an online patient satisfaction survey to seek feedback from patients and clients about their care experience with Newfoundland and Labrador Fertility Services (NLFS). The perspectives gathered will provide valuable feedback, which will be used to help improve the patient experience. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Launches Patient Satisfaction Survey for Fertility Services”