December 28, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that emergency services at the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence have been revised to be temporarily diverted today to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre from 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2021 to 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2021. LEARN MORE “Update to Temporary Overnight Diversion of Emergency Services at U.S. Memorial Health Centre”

December 28, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions are in place on two units at the Agnes Pratt Home in St. John’s. Immediate family members should contact the site directly at 709-752-8950 for further information. Please see details below. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions in Place on Units at Agnes Pratt Home”

December 27, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that emergency services at the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence have been revised to be temporarily diverted today to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre from 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 27, 2021 to 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2021. LEARN MORE “Update to Temporary Overnight Diversion of Emergency Services at U.S. Memorial Health Centre”

December 26, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that emergency services at the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence have been revised to be temporarily diverted to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre. LEARN MORE “Update to Temporary Overnight Diversion of Emergency Services at U.S. Memorial Health Centre”

December 26, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitation is temporarily suspended on unit 2 South at Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion.

Occupational Health has conducted contact tracing for all employees. All staff have been working in full protective personal equipment and there have been no staffing restrictions. Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) has advised there is no known impact to residents at this time. All residents on the unit have been put on isolation and have been tested. LEARN MORE “Visitor Restrictions in Place on Unit at Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion”

December 25, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that emergency services at the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence have been revised to be temporarily diverted today to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre from 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 25, 2021 to 7:30 a.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021. LEARN MORE “Update to Temporary Overnight Diversion of Emergency Services at U.S. Memorial Health Centre”

December 24, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that overnight emergency services at the U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence will be temporarily diverted to the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre as follows: LEARN MORE “Temporary Overnight Diversion of Emergency Services at U.S. Memorial Health Centre”

December 24, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of temporary changes to outpatient laboratory services (e.g. blood collection) for December 29, 30 and 31, 2021. These changes will enable resources to be redeployed to assist with PCR testing for Covid-19. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Outpatient Laboratory Services”

December 23, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that temporary visitor restrictions are now in place at facilities and sites across the region, as per updated provincial guidelines. Effective immediately, two designated visitors and one support person (if required) are permitted for inpatients in a hospital setting and residents of long-term care homes, personal care homes, community care homes and assisted living facilities. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Implements Visitor Restrictions”

December 22, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that regular hours for some services and walk-in clinics may change due to statutory holidays between December 25, 2021, and January 2, 2022. LEARN MORE “Holiday Hours for Some Eastern Health Clinics and Services”

December 20, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health reminds employees, former employees and the public that notifications regarding the breach of privacy and information can be found on Eastern Health’s IT Systems Outage webpage at www.easternhealth.ca/it-systems-outage. LEARN MORE “Updates to Eastern Health Notifications Regarding Privacy Breach Available on Website  “

December 14, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that the ongoing investigation into the cyber-attack that impacted health-care information technology (IT) systems across the province has determined that some additional personal information and personal health information was impacted. The updated information regarding the breach related to Eastern Health patients, as well as current and former employees, physicians and locums is as follows: LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update Regarding Breach of Privacy and Information “

December 9, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public of the following service changes and cancellations due to adverse weather: LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Services Affected By Adverse Weather”

December 2, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health’s Paramedicine and Medical Transport team is asking the public to help pack the backs of ambulances with toys, food, and clothing to help families in need this Holiday Season. Gifts will be donated to the Salvation Army for distribution to families throughout the region. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health’s Paramedicine and Medical Transport Team’s Annual Pack the Back Toy, Food and Clothes Drive This Weekend “

November 26, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that a number of acute services that were previously impacted by the province-wide IT outage are continuing to resume. Progress continues with many program areas able to resume services at full capacity. Patients and clients are advised that periodic service interruptions are anticipated as systems are gradually brought online. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Updates on Resumption of Acute Care Services”

November 26, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that it has entered into a contract with Equifax Canada to provide credit monitoring services to individuals whose personal health information and personal information was breached in October 2021 during the cyber-attack that impacted health-care information technology (IT) systems across the province.   LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Outlines Process to Avail of Credit Monitoring Services”

November 25, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health would like to advise the public that they will be offering the COVID-19 vaccination for children between 5 to 11 years of age at clinics and in schools throughout the region.  LEARN MORE “COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Open to Children 5 to 11 Years of Age”

November 24, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises employees, former employees and the public that recent notifications regarding the breach of privacy and information can be found on Eastern Health’s IT Systems Outage webpage at www.easternhealth.ca/it-systems-outage. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Notifications Regarding Privacy Breach Available on Website”

November 16, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that a number of acute services that were previously impacted by the province-wide IT outage are now resuming. Patients and clients should be aware that there may be times when services will continue to experience intermittent impacts as more systems are gradually brought online. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Updates on the Resumption of Cancer Care and Other Acute Care Services”

November 14, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that non-urgent outpatient blood collection appointments on Monday, November 15, 2021 at the Major’s Path location only, are cancelled, due to a delay in the resumption of some information technology (IT) services. Patients whose appointments are cancelled are asked to re-book through the online appointment booking system when it is reinstated. LEARN MORE “Major’s Path Outpatient Blood Collection Appointments Cancelled “

 November 12, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it will be proceeding with outpatient blood collection and medical imaging services starting on Monday, November 15, 2021 following confirmation from the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) that these IT systems are now functional. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Resumes Outpatient Blood Collection and Medical Imaging Services”

November 9, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it will be offering a mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for residents of Bell Island on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. The clinic will be offering first, second and booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as the flu vaccine to eligible residents and may also respond to calls as required at individuals’ homes if time permits.  LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Bell Island”

November 8, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health remains focused on the delivery of safe patient care, including emergency and urgent services in acute care facilities, while collaborating with the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) and other experts as health-care and clinical systems are gradually restored to full functionality. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Proceeding with Some Services as IT Systems Gradually Come Online”

November 8, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions have been lifted and that general visitation is now open for hospital patients and long-term care and personal care home residents at all facilities and sites on the Burin Peninsula. Visitor restrictions were originally implemented in this area on October 22 due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and ongoing investigation in the area. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Lifts Visitor Restrictions on the Burin Peninsula”

November 6, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it is proceeding with radiation therapy treatments for cancer patients starting this evening, Saturday, November 6, 2021, following confirmation from the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) that the IT system for radiation oncology is now functional. The IT system for oncology is used by staff of the Cancer Care Program to communicate, document, plan, order and deliver cancer care services to the residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Proceeding with Radiation Treatment for Cancer Patients”

November 5, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health will be offering a booster COVID-19 vaccine dose to eligible individuals starting the week of November 8, 2021. These changes are based on guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offers Update on Booster COVID-19 Vaccine Dose”

November 4, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: The information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services as work continues to bring health-care and clinical systems back online in a safe and controlled manner. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Services Affected by IT Systems Outage”

November 4, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is providing an update on services to patients and clients of the Cancer Care Program as the information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Updates on Services of Cancer Care Program”

November 4, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health provides an update on services to patients and clients of the Community Support Program as the information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Updates on Services of Community Support Program”

November 4, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is continuing to support the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information as they work with others to resolve the IT systems outage that is affecting health-related services in our region. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Update on Progress to Restore Core IT Systems”

November 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: The information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services. Eastern Health is continuing to implement contingency plans and remains focused on the delivery of emergency care as work continues to resolve the outage. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Services Continue to be Affected by IT Systems Outage”

November 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is updating the public on the temporary process regarding negative COVID-19 test results as the information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Updates on the Process for Negative COVID-19 Test Results”

November 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health provides an update to patients and clients receiving mental health and addictions services as the information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Updates on Community-Based Mental Health and Addictions Services”

November 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health provides an update on services and appointments to patients and clients of the Dr. L.A. Miller Centre as the information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Updates on Services at the Dr. L.A. Miller Centre”

November 2, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: The information technology (IT) systems outage across the province continues to impact a number of health-related services. Eastern Health is continuing to implement contingency plans and is focused on the delivery of emergency care as the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) and Bell, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Community Services, work to resolve the outage that is affecting the province’s health-care related IT systems. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Services Continue to be Affected by IT Systems Outage”

November 1, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is advising clients of the Remote Patient Monitoring Program that reporting of their health session data has been affected by the ongoing outage that is affecting Eastern Health’s IT systems. LEARN MORE “Information Update for Clients of Remote Patient Monitoring Program”

November 1, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is continuing to implement contingency plans and is focused on the delivery of emergency care as the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) and Bell, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Community Services, work to resolve the outage that is affecting the province’s health-care related IT systems. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Services Continue to be Affected by IT Systems Outage”

October 31, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is advising the public that emergency services only will be proceeding on Monday, November 1, 2021 as a result of a province-wide IT outage affecting some of its operational, clinical and administrative systems. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Services Affected by IT Systems Outage”

October 30, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of a province-wide IT outage affecting some of its operational, clinical and administrative systems. Eastern Health is working with the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre of Health Information (NLCHI), who is assessing and working to resolve the situation in collaboration with the Department of Health and Community Services and other regional health authorities.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Impacted by IT Systems Outage”

October 27, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it will be offering a mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for residents living in Conception Bay North on Thursday and Friday, October 28 and 29, 2021. The clinic will be offering first and second doses to eligible residents and may also respond to calls as required at individuals’ homes if time permits. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic in Conception Bay North”

October 27, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that beginning Monday, November 1, 2021, home visits by community health nurses are available for very frail or homebound individuals who cannot travel to a public flu clinic or visit a pharmacist or doctor to get their flu shot. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offers Influenza Vaccinations for Clients Requiring Home Visit”

October 26, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that, effective today, the Village Mall COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be by appointment only and will no longer be accepting walk-ins. Clinics throughout the region continue to offer first and second doses of vaccine to individuals 12 years and older. Individuals may book appointments throughout the Eastern Health region by visiting www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/vaccine/gettheshot/ or by calling 1-833-951-3904 (toll-free). Eastern Health will continue to monitor this situation.  LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Moving to Appointment Only COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the Village Mall”