Respiratory Outbreak at Highland Wood Declared Over

Dear Community,

On September 21, 2024, the Haliburton Pine Ridge District Health Unit declared Highland Wood Long Term Care Home to be in an Unknown Respiratory Outbreak. We are pleased to announce that the outbreak has now been declared over.

Please be reminded of the importance of hand hygiene. Washing hands thoroughly and/or leveraging HHHS-supplied hand sanitizer helps stop the spread and keeps us all safe.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Lauren Ernst, Communications and Employee Experience Lead at lernst@hhhs.ca any time.

A HUGE thank you to the team for all that they do to support our residents, families, and team.
Your professionalism and expertise is second to none, and directly impacts the health and wellbeing of our Community!

Thanks so much,

Jennifer Burns West
Chief Nursing Executive