Effective October 14, 2021:
REQUIREMENTS OF ALL VISITORS:
Every visitor will be screened upon arrival to the facility. This includes a temperature check and COVID-19 questionnaire. Visitors screening positive will not be permitted to enter the facility as a visitor.
ALL visitors will be issued a surgical mask that must be worn, covering both their mouth and nose, at all times while in the facility.
No visitors under the age of 14 are permitted.
If you are experiencing a cough or fever over 100 degrees and feel that you need medical assistance, PLEASE CALL before you arrive. You might be told to enter through a different door or maybe even to wait in your car while staff comes to you. If necessary, you might be issued a mask to wear.
Everyone—including our entire staff—is screened upon entering a CHS facility.
The hospital cafeteria is closed to the public.
Hospitalized Patients:
Each patient may have ONE (1) designated visitor day.
Two parents/guardians are allowed per day for pediatric patients.
Two support persons are allowed for laboring and postpartum patients.
No visitors are permitted for patients who are positive for COVID-19.
Exceptions to these restrictions may be made for extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis by the infection control team or designee.
End-of-life circumstances in situations where COVID is not involved:
Four designated visitors are permitted per patient, with two visitors permitted in the room at one time.
Clergy do not count toward the visitor total.
Outpatient/Clinic Visits:
Each patient may have ONE (1) designated individual attend their appointment(s) with them.
Emergency Department Patients:
One visitor/care representative may stay with the patient in the Emergency Room and accompany him/her to a room, if admitted.
Two parents/guardians may stay with a pediatric patient in the Emergency Room and accompany him/her to a room, if admitted.
The waiting room is closed to additional family members and/or friends in most circumstances.
Surgical Patients:
Each patient may have ONE (1) designated individual to accompany them through the registration process. This individual is allowed to wait in the surgery waiting room until the patient is discharged.
The hospital cafeteria remains closed to the public.