Baptist Health Hospital in Madisonville has revised their visitation policies during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for most patients, effective Thursday.
According to a news release, the revision would allow for most patients in the hospital and medical group practices to allow one essential caregiver to accompany patients for medical appointments or tests. At the hospital, visitation hours will be from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., seven days a week.
All visitors will be screened prior to visitation, which will include having a temperature taken and must wear a mask at all times in the facilities and no children under the age of 16 are permitted to visit for now.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Wayne Lipson says, “Now that the virus numbers are stabilizing and even trending downward, added with the protection that the vaccine is bringing to our employees and community at large, we feel that we can begin to loosen these visitation restrictions slowly and bring some added comfort to our patients and their families.”
For the latest information on Baptist Health Madisonville policies and response to COVID-19, visit BaptistHealth.com.