{"id":30055,"date":"2022-01-07T18:40:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T23:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=30055"},"modified":"2022-01-07T18:40:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T23:40:25","slug":"wny-rochester-regional-health-updates-visitation-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/01\/07\/wny-rochester-regional-health-updates-visitation-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"WNY\/Rochester Regional Health Updates Visitation Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Visitation Guidelines go into effect January 11, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rochester, N.Y.<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Rochester Regional Health is reinstating an enhanced hospital visitation policy, effective&nbsp;<strong>Tuesday, January 11, 2022.&nbsp;<\/strong>Also, going into effect that day is a<strong>&nbsp;new masking policy for visitors<\/strong>. With the rapid transmission of the omicron variant and dramatic rise of COVID-19 cases, which have led to increased patient volumes, Rochester Regional is implementing enhanced visitor restrictions as they have proven effective during previous COVID surges.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vaccinations, including booster shots, proper masking, and social distancing are our community\u2019s best hope to limit the spread of COVID-19 and reopen visitation. Please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochesterregional.org\/visitor-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rochesterregional.org<\/a>&nbsp;for additional visitor restriction details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Rochester Regional Health Visitation Policy Beginning January 11<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>No visitation allowed<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patients on Enhanced Isolation Precautions (for COVID-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emergency department patients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cancer infusion center patients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Only exceptions<\/strong>: pediatric patients, labor and delivery patients, patients with intellectual and\/or developmental disabilities, and cognitive impairments including dementia and patients at the end-of-life (outlined below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Hospital Visitation Policy<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patients may designate two visitors throughout the patient\u2019s stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Only one visitor is allowed at a time at the bedside for no more than four hours daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visitors must be 12 years of age or older.<\/li><li><strong>Pediatrics<\/strong><ul><li>The patient or family\/caregiver may designate two support people<\/li><li>Only ONE support person may be present on-site at a time in the emergency room or during hospitalization.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Labor and Delivery (Obstetrics)<\/strong><ul><li>Prior to admission, in labor and delivery triage, ONE visitor\/support person, PLUS a certified doula, are allowed.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Patients may have TWO designated adult support people AND a certified doula to be present at the bedside upon admission, throughout labor, delivery and recovery.<\/li><li>During postpartum the couplet may also have a certified doula,&nbsp;AND TWO designated adult support people to be present at the bedside.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Patients with intellectual and\/or developmental disabilities, and cognitive impairments including dementia<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>ONE support person may be present on-site at a time in the emergency room or during hospitalization.<\/li><li>An additional visitor may also be with the patient and stay for up to four hours per visit during normal visiting hours once the patient is admitted to a room.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>End of life patients<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patient and\/or family\/care giver may designate TWO visitors at a time at the bedside Minor age visitors must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clergy visiting at the end of life are&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;counted as one of the two visitors at the bedside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;End-of-life determinations are made in coordination with patient, family\/legal guardian and treatment team. Visitation for end-of-life situations is not restricted by COVID-19 status or hours. All infection control guidelines and instructions must be followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Patients undergoing ambulatory procedures or surgeries<\/strong><ul><li>One visitor only for pre-procedure (surgery) and post-procedure (surgery).<\/li><li>The visitor must remained masked at all times and must maintain social distancing and hand hygiene as outlined in this policy.<\/li><li>Pediatric patients may have two visitors.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Behavioral Health Inpatients<\/strong><ul><li>Two visitors during site-specific hours.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Rochester Regional Health Visitor Mask and Check In Policy<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Masking<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Cloth masks are not acceptable at this time<\/strong>. Patients and visitors must wear a&nbsp;<strong>medical mask<\/strong>&nbsp;upon arrival. The hospital will provide a medical mask to those who need one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Check In\/Out<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Visitors&nbsp;are&nbsp;asked&nbsp;to&nbsp;stop&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;screening&nbsp;point upon entry of visitation to have their temperature taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Visitors&nbsp;are&nbsp;asked&nbsp;to&nbsp;stop&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;screening&nbsp;point&nbsp;upon&nbsp;completion&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;visitation&nbsp;to \u201ccheck out\u201d with the&nbsp;screener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Visitation Hours (No change)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Rochester General Hospital:<\/strong>&nbsp;9:00AM \u2013 1:00PM, 4:00PM \u2013 8:00PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Unity Hospital:<\/strong>&nbsp;9:00AM \u2013 1:00PM, 4:00PM \u2013 8:00PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Clifton Springs Hospital &amp; Clinic:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;12:00PM \u2013 8:00PM&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Newark-Wayne Community Hospital:<\/strong>&nbsp;12:00PM \u2013 8:00PM&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>United Memorial Medical Center:<\/strong>&nbsp;9:00AM \u2013 1:00PM, 3:00PM \u2013 7:00PM&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Behavioral Health Facilities:&nbsp;<\/strong>call specific site for hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Visitation Guidelines go into effect January 11, 2022 Press release Rochester, N.Y.&nbsp;&#8211; Rochester Regional Health is reinstating an enhanced hospital visitation policy, effective&nbsp;Tuesday, January 11, 2022.&nbsp;Also, going into effect that day is a&nbsp;new masking policy for visitors. With the rapid transmission of the omicron variant and dramatic rise of \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/01\/07\/wny-rochester-regional-health-updates-visitation-policy\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[919],"tags":[926,2893],"class_list":["post-30055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wny","tag-rochester-regional-health","tag-visitation-policy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-7OL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14938,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/18\/genesee-county-rochester-regional-health-is-restricting-visitors-until-further-notice\/","url_meta":{"origin":30055,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Rochester Regional Health is restricting  visitors until further notice","author":"aka","date":"March 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Batavia, N.Y. - Consistent with Governor Cuomo\u2019s directive for long-term care facilities, Rochester Regional Health has implemented enhanced visitor restrictions to further protect our patients, our team members, and our community. 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