All wards now open at Raigmore Hospital
The ward, which was closed to new admissions and visitors on Thursday 23 April because of a norovirus outbreak, is the last of the closed wards to reopen. Wards 7C, 2C and 3A had also been closed due to norovirus but, following a deep clean, all wards are now fully operational.
Iona McGauran, Interim Lead Nurse for Raigmore Hospital, praised all the staff for their hard work during the outbreak.
She said: “I’m pleased to say that all wards at Raigmore are now operating as normal and would like to thank all the staff who have worked incredibly hard during the outbreak.
“The ward staff and our infection prevention and control team have done an excellent job in keeping this outbreak as contained as much as possible while also ensuring that patients were getting the best possible care. Our domestic staff have also played a huge part and have done a sterling job in cleaning which has allowed us to reopen these wards.”
Mrs McGauran also paid tribute to members of the public for their understanding and cooperation during the outbreak.
She said: “We appreciate how difficult it is having loved ones in hospital and not being able to visit them and I would like to thank members of the public for their help during this period, particularly when we closed the hospital to all visitors.
“That was not a decision we took lightly and again I would like to thank everyone for their understanding and cooperation as to why we took that decision.”
