Hospitals announce visitor policy change in response to uptick in COVID cases
In response to the increase in COVID-19 cases, Manatee Memorial Hospital announced that is now limiting patients to one visitor a day.
The change is for the protection of patients, staff and the community, hospital leaders said.
Affected are the hospital’s inpatient nursing units, the emergency department and surgical-procedural area. Visitation hours will be unchanged: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Patients who are positive for COVID-19 or are being tested will not be allowed visitors. The majority of the patients being treated at area hospitals have not been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center also announced a change starting Thursday, July 29. Visitation to the hospital’s inpatient nursing units including the intensive care unit, will be one visitor, per patient at a time, with the maximum of two visitors per day, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
In response to a query from the Bradenton Herald, Blake Medical Center issued a statement Wednesday:
“Blake Medical Center continues normal operations as we monitor the situation carefully, and has no visitor hours changes planned for today. At this time we have sufficient resources to care for our patients and continue to encourage anyone who is eligible to get vaccinated to do so as it remains our best option to end this pandemic.”
For more information on visitor changes
For additional information on Manatee Memorial visitation, visit Manatee Memorial’s web page.
This story was originally published July 28, 2021 at 2:51 PM.
