A Message to Our Community
Patient Safety is our #1 Priority
The safety of our patients is our No. 1 priority. That’s why we have
implemented a strict, multi-layer process to ensure your safety while
receiving care within our hospital.
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In order to protect the health of our communities, and as a safety precaution
to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19, we have instituted visitor
restrictions in accordance with recommendations from the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Governor of California. In addition,
some hospital access points will be consolidated on our campus.
We understand the importance of patients having access to their loved
ones while receiving care at our hospital. At this time, we ask patients
and their families to consider communication through phone and video chat
as their primary means of communication. If an in-person visit is necessary,
the following restrictions will apply:
Outpatient clinics: Patients being seen in an outpatient clinic or setting may be accompanied
by no more than one adult support person.
Inpatient units: To limit the spread of infectious illnesses, in-person visits will not
be allowed. We know the value visitors bring to our patients. At this
time, we encourage patients and their families to communicate through
phone and video chat. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for
the following:
- Children admitted to the hospital
- Maternity units
- Breastfeeding moms of NICU patients and one additional parent at discharge
visit only
- Patients receiving end-of-life/palliative care
Elective Procedures
In alignment with the American College of Surgeons recommendation to review
all elective surgery and invasive procedures, starting late March, we
began reviewing all surgeries on a case-by-case basis and will need to
cancel most elective inpatient and outpatient surgeries and procedures.
In addition to providing needed emergent care, we are now begun identifying
essential surgical/invasive procedures that meet developed guidelines
that we can bring back to our ministry while keeping the safety of our
patients and our caregivers in the forefront of our efforts.
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For these very limited exceptions, one visitor per patient will be allowed
and must be 18 years or older and be immediate family (or powers of attorney,
guardians, or patient representative) and they will be asked to return
home if they exhibit cold or flu-like symptoms, or have a fever.
We continue to monitor the risk of COVID-19 closely and will make adjustments
to visitor restrictions, as necessary. We appreciate your help in keeping
our patients and employees safe.