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Mount Carmel Revises Visitor Restrictions |
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Mount Carmel has
lifted the temporary visitation restrictions implemented to protect our
patients, their families and staff from the spread of the H1N1 virus.
Restrictions continue for two areas only -- the Special Care Nursery and the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This policy applies to Mount Carmel East, Mount
Carmel West, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Mount Carmel New Albany and all
clinics. These temporary restrictions apply to visitors – not patients. Mount Carmel is committed to serving the needs of those
seeking medical treatment. Those in need of medical treatment will be asked to
wear a mask during their evaluation and treatment. Hand hygiene and washing is
strongly encouraged.
Temporary visitation restrictions include:
- Visitors
who have any flu symptoms or have been diagnosed with the flu within the past
seven days may not visit the Special Care Nursery and the Neonatal Intensive
Care Units.
- Flu symptoms include fever with a cough, sore throat, nasal
congestion, headache, fatigue, body aches, vomiting and/or diarrhea.
- If a visitor has any of these symptoms, he/she will be asked to
leave.
- Children
are not permitted in the Special Care Nursery and the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit. Only parents and grandparents may visit patients in these areas, because
patients in these units have impaired immune systems.
Please talk to a nurse manager or charge nurse about cultural and
religion sensitivities. We will take these into consideration, but must give
priority to protecting the health of our patients, their families and staff.
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