OhioHealth adjusts visitor policy based on COVID-19 surge | Business News
MANSFIELD — Following the recent community surge of COVID-19 cases, OhioHealth announced that patients will be allowed to designate a single visitor for inpatient for the duration of their stay starting Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Patients in emergency, medical practice, surgery, and outpatient infusion/radiation oncology space remain unchanged with one visitor allowed. The new visitor policy will go into effect Aug. 31, at midnight.
· Designated visitor may enter and exit the hospital as needed and stay overnight if clinically appropriate.
· Outpatients will continue to follow the outpatient exception policy
· Patients receiving behavioral healthcare will continue with current scheduled visitation process.
· OhioHealth Physician Group remains one visitor.
Requirements for visitors include:
· Visitor must be…