The changes come as COVID-19 hospitalizations decline, the release said. Visitors older than 12 can visit patients if they haven’t tested positive for the virus and aren’t in quarantine. They have to pass a screening and remain in the patient’s room for the visit.
Elective surgeries were also restored, the release said. Patients will be tested for COVID-19 before surgery and go through pre-screening the night before and the morning they arrive for the procedure.
“We know that there are people who need surgery, but have been reluctant to have surgery knowing that they couldn’t have a visitor with them. The decision to modify the visitor policy goes hand-in-hand with elective surgeries,” CEO Gary Herbst said in a statement. “These changes will definitely help those who have quality of life issues that need to be attended to with a surgical procedure.”
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