Keeping everyone safe remains the first priority at Northwest Health and its hospitals in Knox, La Porte and Valparaiso. Based on the decrease in positive COVID-19 cases in the communities served by Northwest Health – La Porte, Northwest Health – Porter and Northwest Health Starke, the following changes to the hospitals’ visitor restrictions went into effect Feb. 3.
The new visitor restrictions are as follows:
In all situations:
Face masks are required at all times.
All visitors must be 18 years of age or older and will be screened upon entry.
Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms will not be permitted to enter unless they are seeking medical care.
All visitors are asked to practice social distancing, hand hygiene and infection prevention:
Sanitize hands when entering the hospital and when entering or exiting patient rooms.
Cover coughs or sneezes with elbow or a tissue and dispose of used tissues in the trash.
Sanitize hands after coughing or sneezing.
Hospitals:
One visitor: Only one visitor at a time, per patient.
Visiting hours: 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily.
Inpatient visitors: Go directly to the patient room (cafeterias and gift shops remain closed to visitors).
Exceptions:
Emergency Department: One person per patient (no visiting hour restrictions). Both parents/guardians are permitted for pediatric patients.
Labor and delivery: Two adult visitors per patient at a time (no visiting hour restrictions).
Outpatient procedures/surgery: One person may accompany each patient (no visiting hour restrictions).
Radiology and other outpatient diagnostics: One person may accompany each patient (no visiting hour restrictions).
Pediatrics and NICU: Two parents/guardians (no visiting hour restrictions).
Compassionate care/end-of-life situations: Speak with a member of the care team, as two visitors at a time may be arranged.
No visitors permitted:
No visitors for COVID-19 patients or for patients awaiting COVID-19 test results.
Urgent Care and Northwest Medical Group locations:
One visitor may accompany each patient. Two parents/guardians may accompany children.
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