Health Care Facility Outbreaks

When a higher-than-average number of people who live and work in a health care facility are sick with similar symptoms. Visitors entering may be at risk of getting sick or taking the illness home to others.

Current outbreaks

Outbreak listings are updated daily from Monday to Friday.

If you are visiting a facility during an outbreak, consider taking certain precautions.

Review outbreak inspection results for facilities.

Facility / Unit Declared Modified Organism Type
Gilmore Lodge
50 Gilmore Rd.
Fort Erie
905-871-6160

Thunder Bay Unit
July 14, 2025
Unknown Respiratory
Foyer Richelieu
655 Tanguay Ave.
Welland
905-734-1400

South Wing
July 11, 2025
Unknown Gastroenteritis
Foyer Richelieu
655 Tanguay Ave.
Welland
905-734-1400

Entire Facility
July 7, 2025 July 11, 2025
Organism Identified
Rhinovirus Respiratory

Prevent the spread of infection

Niagara Region Public Health works with facilities and provide infection prevention and control best practices to manage outbreaks.

Watch the COVID-19 in Niagara outbreak management video.

For more information, call 905-688-8248 ext. 7590 or 1-888-505-6074 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).

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