Please note due to directions from the Chief Health Officer, visiting to our health service and aged care facilities is currently restricted.
All support persons/carers to our health service are required to:
If a support person/carer is unvaccinated they are required to:
** IF A SUPPORT PERSON OR CARER HAS HAD A POSITIVE COVID RESULT IN THE PAST 30 DAYS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF THE DHHS EVIDENCE OF THIS
*for people aged 12 years and over, unless a legal exemption is in place. See here for more detail www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/face-masks-when-wear-face-mask
Visiting aged care
Visitors to our Aged Care facilities are currently restricted. Please call Jacaranda Lodge or Logan Lodge for further information.
See more information here: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/visiting-care-facilities
Visiting hospital
Visiting to patients of our health service is currently restricted.
**Recent changes to our Visitor Guidelines mean that inpatients in our Acute and Maternity Units can have up to 2 visitors at one time, with a limit of 2 visitors per day between the hours of 9am – 5pm. (Children aged under 16 are not included in the visitor count)
Visitors to our Subacute Unit are by arrangement only.
There are exemptions for visitors attending our services for the following reasons:
See more information here: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/visiting-hospitals
You must not enter SHDH (including our aged care facilities) at any time if you:
Outpatient appointments
Physical distancing must be able to be maintained when having an appointment with us and therefore we continue to ask people if you do not need to bring a carer/support person to an outpatient appointment that you avoid doing so at this time. If you will be bringing a carer/support person with you to an appointment please discuss this when booking your appointment- the above requirements will apply
For information on visiting hospitals please see – www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/visiting-hospitals-covid-19