Effective June 1, 2020 Bayside Wellness will reopen for in person care.
Bayside Wellness has taken the following precautions for the safety of its patients, staff, and practitioners: 

• Providing online payment options to decrease contact and transmission
  • Pay at the time of online booking (reimbursement or credit if you need to cancel or reschedule)
  • Have your invoice emailed with an online payment link
• Installed signage (passive screening, proper hand washing & hand sanitization protocols)
• A Check-In Station; located outside the entry of the building for proper sanitization and screening before entering the facility
• Designated specific and separate entrance and exit to the building
• Polycarbonate barriers installed at the reception desk
• Rearranged our office layout and flow to provide safe social distancing
  • No seating area in the waiting room
  • Designated social distancing spots are located 2+ meters apart (if waiting is necessary)
    • Patients will be directed straight to treatment rooms at arrival
    • Bayside Wellness has worked to create a safe patient flow
• Practitioners will remain in their respective offices to decrease traffic
• Removed soft materials (magazines, toys, fabric covered items, etc.)
• Following extensive cleaning and disinfection protocols from Public Health Ontario and professional regulatory bodies (i.e CCO & CMTO)
  • Thorough cleaning and disinfecting of all diagnostic and treatment tools, and treatment surfaces before and after each patient visit
  • Health Canada approved and hospital grade disinfectants
• Minimized staffing and decreased patient bookings to allow for more extensive disinfecting protocols and to decrease the flow of traffic
  • To limit the number of individuals within the facility
  • Allow for easier social distancing from other staff and patients 
• Following all PPE protocols of the Ministry of Health and Public Health Ontario, as well as our professional governing bodies
  • Staff and practitioners wear surgical masks (or higher) at all times
  • Staff & Practitioners wearing specific work footwear/clothes; changed and cleaned daily
• Bayside Wellness has trained all staff with new return to work practices and requirements 

• Bayside Wellness has worked to create a safe patient flow