Surgery & Clinic Updates for Patients

Surgery

For more information, go to the Surgery page. 

Durham Regional Cancer Centre (DRCC)

(Last reviewed: August 18, 2022)

Call the cancer centre before you leave home to come to any appointment if:

  • You have COVID-19
  • You feel unwell or have any symptom of COVID-19
  • You have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19
  • You live with a person who has a symptom of COVID-19

Click here for more information about your cancer centre appointments.  

Visitor restrictions

Lakeridge Health, and the Durham Regional Cancer Centre continue to restrict visitors in the hospital. This includes your family members/partners-in-care. 

You may bring one (1) family member/partner-in-care with you to appointments if you need their support.  Your family member/partner-in-care needs to:

  • Review and pass COVID-19 screening questions at the entrance of the hospital.  
  • Wear a medical mask that completely covers their nose and mouth at all times. Removal of this mask to eat and drink can only happen in the hospital food court.
  • Use hand sanitizer/wash their hands often. 

We may need to restrict the number of family members/partners-in-care in some areas of the cancer centre where space is limited.  We need to make sure we can safely provide care and treatment to all patients.  

Keeping yourself and others safe when you come for an appointment 

  • Use hand sanitizer/wash your hands often. 
  • Wear a medical mask that completely covers their nose and mouth at all times. Removal of this mask to eat and drink can only happen in the hospital food court. Talk to a member of your healthcare team if you have questions about this. 

For more information about your care and treatment at the Durham Regional Cancer Centre, go to the Cancer Care pages of this website.