Visitor Restrictions to Contain Coronavirus (COVID-19)
To protect our patients, safeguard our hospital workforce, and limit the community spread of COVID-19, all Premier Health facilities have implemented the following visitor restrictions. These updated restrictions are effective starting November 18, 2020 and are being enacted due to rapid spread of COVID-19 in our region.
To see visitor restrictions specific to the services you or your loved one is receiving, please click a link below:
- Premier Physician Network office visitors
- Maternity visitors
- Hospital visitors (including visitors for outpatient, ambulatory, emergency department, and hospitalized patients)
Screening and Mask Guidelines
All visitors are required to wear a mask.
- No COVID-19 positive persons or symptomatic individuals awaiting test results will be permitted to visit patients.
All visitors will be screened for symptoms or exposure history. - Visitors will be asked to leave the facility if they have respiratory symptoms of unknown origin or exposure to anyone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
- Visitors that refuse a COVID-19 screening will be prohibited from visiting to protect all patients and staff.
- Employees, staff, patients, and visitors must wash their hands, and/or use hand sanitizer, before and after leaving rooms and hospital buildings.
- Visitors must wear a mask or face covering at all times, including in patient rooms.
- Patients and visitors may provide and wear their own mask or will be required to accept and wear the mask provided by the hospital facility.
- Masks or facial coverings must fully cover the nose and mouth.
- If a visitor refuses to wear a mask, the visitor may be asked to leave the facility.
Thank you for your assistance and understanding in keeping everyone safe!