Bruyère Health masking update – February 18, 2026
02/17/2026
On February 18, 2026, Bruyère Health will be updating our masking practices and removing our current red and teal masking zones.
This decision is based on recent data showing that rates of illness among those we care for and staff, as well as respiratory outbreaks in the community, have been steadily decreasing for several weeks.
Providing compassionate care means wearing a mask anytime those we care for request it. Our patients and residents can have mask-required signage put up on their doors. These can be requested from members of the care team on the unit and home areas.
As always, we will continue monitoring respiratory illness indicators using real-time data and adjust our masking practices in response.
Additional information on Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) measures can be found here.
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