Columbus Regional Health has announced restrictions on visitation to the hospital campus. Effective Saturday, visitors are allowed only under the following special circumstances or
categories:
For inpatients and general surgical patients:
— One patient caretaker for in-person education such as post-operative instructions,
medication changes, mobility restrictions, etc. This includes a support person deemed
essential to the care and safety of patients with intellectual and/or developmental
disabilities and patients with cognitive impairments, including dementia.
— End-of-life/comfort care: Per the Indiana State Department of Health guidelines, the
number of family members should be limited to no more than one or two.
For Birthing Center patients:
— One support individual over the age of 18, such as a spouse, partner, sibling or another
person chosen by the patient to be present during delivery (during
labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum stay, a mother may have only ONE support person)
— No doulas, community partners, or other persons allowed on the unit unless
specified by the patient to be their one support person
— The one support person will not be allowed to leave the unit for the entire stay
of the mother
— Parents of minor labor and delivery patients may be granted altered visitation
Pediatric patients
— Two designated individuals; only one parent/guardian support person at a time per day
— Level II Nursery (two designated individuals; only one parent/guardian support person
at a time per day)
Visits and communication through virtual means or our Email-A-Patient form are encouraged,
and staff will help patients and their loved ones make those connections.
For more on this story, see Friday’s Republic.
