Effective
Monday, January 18 at 8 a.m., current patients and patients coming for an emergency department visit, hospitalization, outpatient procedure, or office visit will be permitted one (1) visitor for the duration of their stay.
No visitation will be permitted for outpatient testing, such as non-invasive radiology testing, routine x-rays, and lab studies.
No visitation will be permitted for outpatient physical, occupational, or speech therapy.
No visitation will be allowed by anyone under the age of 18 unless they are the parent or legal guardian of a pediatric patient.
No visitors for patients suspected or diagnosed with COVID-19
- No NICU visitation for confirmed COVID-19 mothers and partners while able to transmit COVID-19.
- No COVID-19 positive persons or symptomatic individuals will be permitted to visit the patient unless it has been greater than 10 days since the test or onset of symptoms.
- No individuals awaiting test results will be permitted to visit patients.
The following exceptions still apply:
- "End of Life" situations.
- For minor maternity patients, a parent or guardian will also be permitted in addition to the one visitor.
- Minor patients (under 18 years of age) may have two (2) visitors in the emergency department and inpatient setting, but this is limited to only parents or guardians and must visit one at a time.
- NICU and Special Care Nursery patients will be allowed two (2) visitors for the duration of the patient's stay. Both visitors may come daily. Confirmed COVID-19 mothers and partners should not visit NICU infants while able to transmit COVID-19.
- Patients who require assistance due to mobility, reorienting/confusion (patient safety), interpretation, court orders, or health care decision-making may have one (1) additional assistance person.
