This webpage contains reports where Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services identified an infection prevention and control (IPAC) lapse at a premise.
Lapses are identified through assessments and investigations, which are initiated by complaints, referrals, or communicable disease surveillance.
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care requires that public health units disclose these reports.
To request a full investigation report for a lapse or to file a complaint about a premise, contact us at 519-575-4400 or publichealth@regionofwaterloo.ca..
Disclaimer
- We respond to all complaints and referrals
- We do not endorse any premises
- We carry out investigations according to the Health Protection and Promotion Act
- This webpage does not include reports where investigations did not identify an IPAC lapse
- Reports are not exhaustive and do not guarantee that premises listed or not listed are free of IPAC lapses or other conditions affecting health
- Reports are for premises in the Region of Waterloo only
- Each report corresponds to only one premises
- Although we make every effort to ensure all information is accurate and complete, we cannot guarantee that all information is accurate and complete at all times
Reports will remain posted for a minimum of two years.
Current Lapses
| Dr. K.S. Billing Pain Management Centre |
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November 19, 2018 Region of Waterloo Public Health’s infection prevention and control investigation pertaining to the Dr. K. S. Billing Pain Management Centre has concluded. Please see the Final Report posted below. Public Health had been working with this clinic and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to ensure required infection prevention and control practices are implemented. As a result of findings stemming from a complaint investigation, the clinic was ordered to suspend procedures involving infection prevention and control practices in early August 2018. Region of Waterloo Public Health has been notified by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) that the Dr. K. S. Billing Pain Management Centre, 1601 River Road East, Unit 30B, has withdrawn from the CPSO’s ‘Out of Hospital Premise Program’ and is now permanently closed. Additional details about the clinic closure and access to health records can be directed to the College of Physicians and Surgeons at 1-800-268-7096 Ext. 603. Public Health investigates clinics only in response to complaints related to infection prevention and control practices or identification of concerns through the monitoring of infections in the community which are reportable to Public Health. Premises where certain procedures are performed are inspected and overseen by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The practice of individual physicians is also regulated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons. |
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