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”

June 23, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises residents in the area serviced by Smith’s Ambulance Service to call 911 instead of (709) 759-2691 beginning Friday, June 24, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. There is no change to ambulance service coverage. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Reminds Residents to Call 911 for Emergency Services”

January 4, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that it has temporarily reduced the number of entry points, or entrances, into its facilities to facilitate the screening of individuals for COVID-19 and ensure precautions are in place, including physical distancing. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Reduces Points of Entry at Some Facilities”

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 “

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”

March 18, 2022 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public of upcoming changes to visitor restrictions at Blue Crest Nursing Home in Grand Bank, originally implemented on March 6, 2022, due to COVID-19. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Visitor Restrictions at Blue Crest Nursing Home”

January 28, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of updates to temporary visitor restrictions at facilities and sites across the region, as per provincial guidelines. All health-care facilities remain closed for general visitation with the exception of one support person for each resident/patient, including inpatients in a hospital setting and residents of long-term care homes, personal care homes, community care homes and assisted living facilities. The general public are reminded not to visit any patients or residents during this time unless they are the designated support person for the patient/resident they are visiting. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Visitor Restrictions”

March 4, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions at all health-care facilities are being eased, in line with provincial guidelines. Effective Friday, March 4, inpatients in a hospital setting and residents of long-term care homes, personal care homes, community care homes and assisted living facilities can have two visitors at the same time. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Visitation and COVID-19 Screening”

July 22, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that, in line with provincial guidelines, general visitation is permitted, effective Friday, July 23, for all provincially-operated acute care facilities, health centres and long-term care facilities as well as privately-operated long-term care homes, personal care homes, and community care homes. While restrictions are eased, alternatives to in-person visiting are encouraged such as virtual visits, outdoor visits when possible, and phone calls when possible.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Visitation”

October 21, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that, in line with provincial guidelines regarding the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s vaccine passport, visitors to long-term care facilities, personal care homes and community care homes will be required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical exemption, effective October 22, 2021. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Vaccine Passport Requirements for Visitation”

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”

January 2, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of temporary changes to services for health-care facilities in the city and in rural areas the region. Effective January 4, 2022, Eastern Health will focus on urgent and emergent acute services at health-care sites to enable resources to be redeployed to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic response. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Services Across the Region”

December 31, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of temporary changes to services, effective January 4, 2022. Eastern Health will focus on urgent and emergent acute services at health-care sites within the city, including the Health Sciences Centre, St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, and the Dr. L.A. Miller Centre. These changes will enable resources to be redeployed to assist with the COVID-19 public health response, e.g.: administration of COVID-19 booster vaccines and COVID-19 swab clinics. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Services”

January 24, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises private blood collection services that routine laboratory testing will be accepted beginning Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Private collectors are ask to drop off all specimens before 1:00 p.m. on January 25. Specimens will be accepted during regular hours beginning on Wednesday, January 26. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Private Blood Collection Services”

December 8, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is providing an update on the privacy breach as a result of the October 2021 cyber-attack that impacted health-care information technology (IT) systems across the province.

In November 2021, Eastern Health first notified the public of a breach of some personal information and personal health information. As the investigation continued and subsequent updates were provided, Eastern Health advised in March 2022 that further patient health and employee information was taken by an unauthorized party.

At that time, the public was informed that this breach included a network drive containing over 200,000 files and that a review was being undertaken to determine the number of files containing personal health or personal information. The review of the network drive is now complete and indicates that approximately 20,000 of these files require notification for approximately 31,500 affected individuals. The majority of those impacted are patients, while approximately 280 are staff or former staff members. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Privacy Breach”

May 29, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public that all outpatient appointments and services at the Waterford Hospital, scheduled for Monday, May 30, 2022 have been cancelled, following a fire that occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Outpatient Services at Waterford Hospital”

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”

January 7, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of the continuation of temporary changes to outpatient laboratory services (e.g. blood collection) across the region for January 10-14, 2022. These changes will enable resources to be redeployed to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic response.

• All non-urgent appointments have been cancelled.
• Urgent/emergent laboratory testing and services will continue.
• Eastern Health’s outpatient blood collection sites are restricted to urgent blood collection only. This includes blood testing for patients requiring: INRs (international normalized ratios), therapeutic drug-level monitoring testing and, for cancer care patients, monitoring of cancer clinic profiles and other required cancer-related testing.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Outpatient Laboratory Services”

January 17, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of the continuation of temporary changes to outpatient laboratory services (e.g. blood collection) across the region for the week of January 17-21, 2022. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Outpatient Laboratory Services”

January 3, 2022 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises patients and the public of some changes at facilities across the region as we adjust to the current COVID-19 situation and restrictions implemented across the health-care system.   LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Non-Health Related Services and Amenities “

January 6, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that Mental Health and Addictions services are proceeding virtually throughout the region. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Mental Health and Addictions Services”

February 9, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises the public of updates to visitor restrictions at facilities and sites across the region, as per provincial guidelines starting on Thursday, February 10, 2022. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Easing of Visitor Restrictions”

October 13, 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 months of October and November. Clinics are available for first and second doses for individuals 12 years and older. 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.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Appointments and Walk-in Clinics”

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 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 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”

October 1, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that the demand for appointments at COVID-19 clinics has decreased because of high uptake for first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine across the region. As a result, starting today, October 1, 2021, residents are advised to call ahead to make appointments for the locations listed below as regular clinics at these locations are no longer being offered.  LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Update on Booking COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Across the Region”

October 15, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics are available across the region until October 23, 2021. Clinics will be offering first and second doses of vaccine to individuals 12 years and older. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Provides Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Across the Region”

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 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 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”

UPDATE: October 24, 2021 – Eastern Health’s additional drive-through COVID-19 Testing Clinic on the Burin Peninsula on Sunday Oct. 24, is operating extended hours to accommodate the increase demand for testing in the area.

October 22, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is offering a temporary COVID-19 testing clinic on the Burin Peninsula this weekend, in response to a recent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the region.

Testing is available by appointment only and will be held at the Marystown Community Service Building, 10-12 Harris Drive Industrial Park on:

• Sunday, October 24 from 9:00 a.m. to midnight.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Opens Additional Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing on the Burin Peninsula”

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”

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”

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 14, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that influenza (flu) vaccination clinics will begin to roll throughout the region starting Monday, October 17, 2022. Flu vaccination clinics are available by appointment only.

Appointment times, as well dates and locations for flu clinics, can be found on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s website at https://www.timefortheshot.ca/. Those unable to schedule an appointment online can book by calling 1-833-951-3904 (toll-free). LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offers Influenza Vaccination Clinics”

October 21, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that influenza vaccination clinics will begin the week of October 25, 2021. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offers Appointment-Only Influenza Vaccination Clinics”

August 2, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that there are first dose walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics for youth, 12 to 17 years old, taking place across the Rural Avalon throughout August, 2021. These walk-in clinics will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or while supply is available. The dates and locations are as follows:

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Youth COVID-19 Walk-in Vaccine Clinics (Rural Avalon)”

July 30, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that there are first dose walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics for youth, 12 to 17 years old, at the Village Mall in St. John’s on the following dates:

• July 31 and August 1-7, 2021

Appointments are not required for these walk-in clinics for youth. Second dose appointments will be scheduled upon check-in for first dose. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Youth COVID-19 Walk-in Vaccine Clinics”

July 27, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health is advising that there is a walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic specific to youth 12 to 17 years old today, July 27, 2021, at the Village Mall in St. John’s. The clinic is currently ongoing and is scheduled until 5:00 p.m., or while supply is available. There are a maximum of 100 doses available. Appointments are not required for this clinic. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics”

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”

August 11, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises it will be holding a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine at the Pedestrian Mall in downtown St. John’s on Saturday, August 14, 2021. The walk-in clinic will be located at the Scotia Centre on Water Street and will be open from noon to 6:00 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 Pedestrian Mall”

August 26, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises it will be holding a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pedestrian Mall in downtown St. John’s on Saturday, August 28, 2021. The walk-in clinic will be located at the Scotia Centre on Water Street and will be open from noon to 4:00 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 Pedestrian Mall”

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”

October 6, 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 Thursday and Friday, October 7 and 8, 2021. The clinic will be offering first and second doses to eligible residents and may also respond to calls as required at individuals’ homes. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Bell Island”

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”

August 5, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that starting today, the Village Mall in St. John’s will be a COVID-19 walk in clinic for first and second doses for individuals 12 years and older. These walk-in clinics will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days a week. Appointments are not required.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-in Clinics at the Village Mall”

January 24, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that starting today, Monday, January 24, 2022, the Village Mall in St. John’s will be a COVID-19 walk in clinic for first and second doses for individuals 12 years and older as well as for booster doses for anyone 18 years of age and older. These walk-in clinics will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays. Appointments are not required. Anyone who previously booked an appointment at the Village Mall should proceed as scheduled to their appointment. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-in Clinics at the Village Mall”

August 5, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that first and second dose COVID-19 vaccine clinics for individuals 12 years of age and older will be held on Bell Island at the Wabana Town Hall on Tuesday, August 10 and Wednesday, August 11. Clinics will be from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and can be booked online.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics on Bell Island”

August 3, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that first and second dose walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics for individuals 18 years and older are taking place at the Glacier Arena in Mount Pearl from August 3 to August 6, 2021. These walk-in clinics will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Adult COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-in Clinics at the Glacier”

July 28, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that additional first dose appointments are available at the Glacier Arena in Mount Pearl until August 6, 2021, for individuals 18 years and older. Those receiving their first dose can also receive an appointment for their second dose. To book an appointment at one of the available clinics, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/vaccine/gettheshot/.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Offering Additional First Dose Appointments and Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics”

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”

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”

January 12, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health is moving forward with its long-term approach to delivering primary health care for individuals without a family health-care provider by opening a new community walk-in clinic in the metro area today. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Moves Forward with Community-Based Approach to Primary Health Care”

March 14, 2022 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that the COVID-19 vaccine clinic in St. John’s will be relocating from the Village Mall to 50 Mundy Pond Road effective March 21, 2022. This approach will also assist with managing vaccine doses to maximize the amount of vaccine used in vials. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Modifies Approach to COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in St. John’s”

August 16, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it is reviewing and consolidating clinics as more people in the region receive their first and second doses of vaccine. This adjustment is based on community need and includes offering walk-in and pop-up clinics. This approach will also assist with managing vaccine doses for full maximization of vials.

LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Modifies Approach to COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics”

February 28, 2023 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it is modifying its approach to providing COVID-19 vaccine and boosters based on current demand at various locations. By March 1, 2023, some clinics will be relocated to Eastern Health community health offices throughout the region, as outlined in the table below. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Modifies Approach for COVID-19 Clinics”

March 28, 2023 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health advises that it is modifying its approach to providing COVID-19 vaccine and boosters based on current demand at various locations. By April 1, 2023, clinics will be located in Eastern Health community health offices throughout the region. As well, bookings for vaccine and boosters have changed for some age groups and locations as outlined in the table below. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Modifies Approach for COVID-19 Clinics”

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”

October 15, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions have been lifted at all units at Saint Luke’s Homes and at Blue Crest Nursing Home. Visiting hours are determined by facility and visitors/support persons are advised to contact the patient’s/resident’s health-care team for further information. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Lifts Visitor Restrictions at Saint Luke’s Homes and Blue Crest Nursing Home”

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”

October 1, 2021 – St. John’s, NL:  Eastern Health advises the public that visitor restrictions have been lifted and that general visitation is now open on the 6th and 7th floors at Carbonear General Hospital. Visitor restrictions were originally implemented in these areas on September 29 following positive COVID-19 testing identified at the site.  LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Lifts Visitor Restrictions at Carbonear General Hospital “

June 2, 2021 – St. John’s, NL: Eastern Health today launched a virtual care survey to seek feedback from members of the public about their experiences with virtual care appointments within the health-care setting. Virtual care refers to any health-care appointment, not in-person, which was conducted via computer (desktop or laptop), telephone (landline or cell phone) or another mobile device (e.g. iPad, tablet). The perspectives gathered will provide valuable feedback and be used to help improve the patient experience with virtual care technologies in the future. LEARN MORE “Eastern Health Launches Virtual Care Survey”

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”