Changes to COVID-19 Screening in SHA Facilities
While the Public Health Order for Saskatchewan expired February 28, 2022, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) facilities will continue to require screening for essential family/support persons and visitors to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in our facilities. This will help us protect our most vulnerable patients.
Beginning on February 28, 2022, the SHA will begin to transition to self-screening at facility entryways with self-screening being fully implemented by the end of March. When you visit and SHA facility on or after February 28, you will be asked to review these questions:
- Are you currently under federal orders to isolate/quarantine due to recent travel?
- Have you or someone in your household tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days?
- In the last 24 hours, have you had any COVID-19 symptoms?
If you answer YES to any of these, do not enter the facility. There will be a process in place for exemptions in situations such as the end of life.
Please answer all questions truthfully and continue to follow the mandatory masking policy. Everyone entering an SHA facility is still required to wear a medical mask. You will need one at all times in acute care facilities and in common areas in Long-term care facilities. Masks will be available at the screening stations.
As we begin to live with COVID, we all need to work together to protect our vulnerable patients and to keep our staff healthy.
For more information on COVID-19, including vaccinations, please visit saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.