Sent on behalf of Infection Prevention and Control

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The VRE outbreak declared August 31, 2021 on 3C is over. As per routine post-outbreak practice, heightened cleaning protocols will continue on the unit for the next week.

In the past two weeks, no patient acquired VRE as a result of their stay on the unit. We believe this success was achieved as a result of quickly implementing outbreak management protocols related to admission and prevalence screening, VRE positive and contact case management, heightened cleaning practices, and co-horting of VRE-affected patients within the outbreak unit.

We would like to extend a special thank you to the emergency department, admitting, housekeeping, clinical laboratory, ICPs and 3C management and staff for all of their hard work. Way to go team!

There are currently no units on outbreak at TBRHSC.