COVID-19 Staff Update: February 12, 2021

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

“Each holiday and occasion this month – Super Bowl, Lunar New Year, Family Day or Valentine’s Day – is an opportunity for us to either allow the virus to spread or to slow it down even more. The choice is ours to make.”

- Dr. Bonnie Henry

Please note: Numbers are updated on weekdays at 5 p.m.

		New Cases	Today's Total Cases	Cumulative Total
BC	Total	1,533 (four days)	4,189	74,283
	Hospitalized		231
	ICU Patients		74
	Deaths		26	1,314
VCH/PHC	Hospitalized	0	69	956
	ICU Patients	0	12	288
	On Ventilator	0	10	146
	Discharged	6	9	754
	Deaths (hospital/ICU)		0	135
PHC	Hospitalized	0	23*	335
	ICU Patients	0	5*	88
	On Ventilator	0	5*	44
	Discharged (within the last 24 hours)	2		264
	Deaths		0	33
*patients that are currently being cared for as COVID-positive

View British Columbia COVID-19 Dashboard

Situation Update

Today, 445 new cases of COVID-19 were announced, 6 of whom are epidemiologically linked cases. This brings the total in British Columbia to 72,750. Of those cases:
- 135 cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region,
- 218 cases are in the Fraser Health region,
- 15 cases are in the Vancouver Island Health region,
- 44 cases are in the Interior Health region,
- 30 cases are in the Northern Health region,
- And 3 new cases in people who normally reside outside of Canada.
There are currently 4,347 active cases. 226 cases are in hospital, of those 61 are in ICU. Over 7,035 people are under Public Health monitoring.
67,008 people have now recovered from COVID-19.
10 new deaths reported from COVID-19, for a total of 1,288. Our condolences to those who have lost loved ones.
1 new health care outbreak was announced in the Chartwell Carrington Place assisted-living facility. Two health care outbreaks were declared over; one at the University of North B.C. Hospital and the other at Royal Columbian Hospital.
Please click here to read the full statement.

PHC COVID-19 UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 12

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

Submitted by the PHC Pandemic Response Team

PHC LTC SITES CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY AND LUNAR NEW YEAR

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

Pictured above, volunteer Annie Yip and Coordinator — LTC initiatives, Brock Nicholson.

PSYCHOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH: WHAT TO DO WHEN A PATIENT DOESN’T FOLLOW YOUR ADVICE

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

We are excited to share that February marks Psychology Awareness Month — an opportunity to showcase the work of Providence's Psychology Team.

FREE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY: HEALTH LITERACY FOR FRONTLINE CLINICIANS

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

A free education opportunity is available for a limited number of frontline clinicians. The Health Literacy for Frontline Clinicians course is a workshop offered on March 24th from 0900-1230 and will be facilitated by the Centre for Collaboration, Motivation & Innovation (CCMI) – a contracted operator through the Ministry of Health’s Patients as Partners program.

YOU ARE HERE FOR THEM, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

Please call the Staff COVID-19 Support line: 604-806-9925 or x69925 to receive a call back from a PHC staff person trained in psychological first aid. They will provide you with support and wellness resources.

CLAIMING HOME OFFICE EXPENSES DUE TO WORKING FROM HOME IN 2020

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

On January 12, 2021, PHC provided an update on new guidance from the Canada Revenue Agency on claiming home office expenses for Providence staff who worked from home during the 2020 tax year due to COVID-19.

PROVIDENCE IN THE NEWS

Feb 19, 2021 / 8:00am PST

CBC: BC study examines vaccine impact in long-term care homes in BC, Alberta (Dr. Romney, SPH)

Medicinematters.ca: How long will vaccines protect us from COVID 19? Vancouver researchers get grant to find out (Dr. Romney)

Pique News Magazine: Why does COVID-19 kill so many seniors in long-term care? (Dr. Romney)

Global TV Health Matters: Women’s heart health (Tara Sedlak, CHEOS)

CTV: Women’s heart health (Dr. Sedlak, CHEOS)

On-Site Magazine. PCL picked to build $2.1-billion replacement for St. Paul’s Hospital at new Vancouver Site

FROM THE DAILY SCAN

Feb 12, 2021 / 4:05pm PST

St. Paul’s part of global research to find COVID-19 treatments

REMINDER: Please direct all media inquiries to Providence’s Communications & Public Relations team.

Ann Gibbon, Senior Communication Specialist, Media Relations
Email: agibbon@providencehealth.bc.ca

After-hours media line: 778-999-0064

Questions or Concerns?
If you have questions or concerns, please email COVID-19@providencehealth.bc.ca

Information and resource links:
PHC has a website for staff, medical staff, and researchers to address concerns, questions, protocols and guidelines around sick-leave and compensation-in-lieu for COVID-19. Click here to view the website. This website will be updated daily and is accessible from work and home on your mobile or desktop devices. THIS SHOULD BE YOUR SOURCE OF TRUTH FOR INFORMATION.