University Health announced Tuesday it is once again implementing its COVID-19 visitor restrictions due to rising infections and hospitalizations.
University Health said that it will not allow visitors into University Hospital beginning Wednesday unless it is “necessary to the patient’s care.”
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University Health considers the following visitors necessary for patients’ care:
- One to two parents or guardians for pediatric and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients.
- One support person for labor and delivery/postpartum patients.
- One support person for patients with disabilities or impairments warranting assistance.
- Two support people for critically ill patients who may be at end of life.
- Goodbye visit from a military member being deployed (with military ID).
Visitors must be 14 and older and meet screening criteria, University Health said. Visitors are also required to wear a face mask at all times.
University Health also recommends all visitors be vaccinated.