Patients & Visitors
Current Visitor Guidelines
Effective: Monday, November 8, 2021
Children must be at least 12 years old or receive approval from the department director or house supervisor. If visiting after 5 p.m., visitors will only be permitted through the emergency room entrance. Patients in isolation will have additional visitor restrictions. Visitation is only permitted between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. and will be confined to patient room only; no common areas will be open to visitors at this time.
If someone has traveled from a high-risk area for COVID-19, had contact with a person known to be infected with COVID-19, or cough, fever or difficulty breathing, they will not be allowed to visit unless seeking medical care themselves.
All visitors are asked to practice infection prevention.
- Wear a mask and/or face covering at all times while inside the facility.
- Sanitize hands when entering the hospital and when entering or exiting patient rooms.
- Cover coughs or sneezes with elbow or a tissue and dispose of used tissues in the trash.
- Sanitize hands after coughing or sneezing.
Staying in touch with family members and friends is important and we encourage you to use phone, email, text, Skype and/or Facebook. Flowers, gifts, cards or other items can be dropped off through the emergency room and we will deliver to the patient room.
Numerous precautions are in place to ensure you can safely receive the medical services you need.
- "Self Check" stations will be available at entrances for visitors to screen for symptoms prior to entering our hospital.
- Face masks are worn by everyone inside the hospital – patients and employees – and our caregivers are using other appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) and washing hands before and after caring for every patient.
- Our normal deep cleaning processes are already intense and designed to protect people in our hospital, but we have enhanced all cleaning protocols with extra measures and increased frequency, including disinfection of frequently touched surfaces and all patient care areas.
- Patients who are undergoing elective surgeries and other discretionary procedures are screened and cleared before coming to the hospital for their appointments.
- We will continue to maintain a NO VISITOR policy for COVID-19 positive patients unless approved by house supervisor for end-of-life patients..