Women's and Children's Health Network

COVID-19

The staff at the Women's and Children's Hospital are here to look after you throughout this pandemic, and the following information is to help ensure your safety and wellbeing when visiting the Hospital.

Stay up-to-date

• Follow us on Facebook to keep updated on what is happening around the Network.
• To keep up to date with all the latest public health advice on COVID-19, please visit the
  SA Health website.
• For information regarding the state's government agencies response on COVID-19, visit
  COVID-19.sa.gov.au.

Information about our services

As of midnight Saturday November 21, South Australia will reduce the level of restrictions, and the stay at home order will be repealed. More information is available on covid-19.sa.gov.au.

Elective surgery

You will be contacted to discuss rescheduling elective surgery if required.

Screening before entering the hospital

Each visitor will be asked to undergo a health screening prior to entering the Women's and Children's Hospital.

You should not enter the hospital if:

• you have a temperature higher than 38 degrees Celsius, fever, chills or symptoms of acute respiratory infection in the preceding 72 hours
• you have had a COVID-19 test and are awaiting the test results
• you have arrived from or have been in Victoria within the last 14 days (unless you are a cross-border community member)
• you have been a known contact with a person who has a confirmed case of COVID-19 (unless appropriate PPE was worn)
• you have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days.

Food and support services

The Play Deck Café and Cafeteria on Level 2 are both open to the public.

Vic's coffee shop will reopen as soon as possible, although Rainbows café remains closed while the COVID screening clinic is in operation.

Visitors accompanying inpatients, including partners of birthing women and parents/caregivers of paediatric patients, will be supplied with meals from our food services team until at least 1 December, while parenting rooms remain closed.

Who has to wear a mask?

Visitors will be asked to wear face masks when in the hospital. Masks will be provided at the entrances..

WCHN COVID-19 Testing Clinic

Information on the WCHN COVID-19 Testing Clinic can be found here.

Pregnancy and COVID-19

If you are pregnant, or planning a pregnancy, we understand that the current situation with COVID-19 may be causing you concern. What does it mean for you?

Clinical Director of the Women's and Babies Division at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Professor Jodie Dodd has some advice on what to expect when you are expecting during this difficult time.

For health professionals

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): information for health professionals

last modified: 23 Nov 2020

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