Visitation Guidelines

Butler Memorial Hospital
Clarion Hospital

Masking Procedure at Butler Memorial and Clarion Hospital

Effective 12/29/2023

The safety of our patients, visitors, and employees remains our top concern. COVID-19 transmission in this county has decreased and our mask policy has de-escalated. Viral respiratory infections like the flu, RSV and COVID-19 are on the rise.

Patient and Visitor Masking:

• Masking is required around patients most vulnerable to infection.

• Masks are available. All patients and visitors are permitted and encouraged to mask if they chose.

• Patients may request hospital staff to wear masks.

• Patients and Visitors must mask if experiencing any upper respiratory symptoms – sore throat, runny nose, cough, fever, shortness of breath, and any other flu-like illness.

• Please defer non-urgent appointments or visits if you have any of the following:

- Suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

- Recent exposure, within 10 days, of someone with COVID-19.

Staff Masking:

• Masking is required in the presence of an immunocompromised patient regardless of location.

• Masks must be worn if requested by patients.

• Masks must be worn if experiencing any upper respiratory symptoms – sore throat, runny nose, cough, fever, shortness of breath, and any other flu-like illness.

• Masks must be worn per the direction of Employee Health and Infection Control post exposure or during an outbreak.

Influenza Season:

Any employee, physician, volunteer, student, contractor or vendor who did NOT receive the flu vaccine MUST wear a surgical or isolation mask after entering any Independence Health System facility and before leaving any lobby/vestibule area of the facility or entering the physician office setting during flu season.
- The mask must remain on at all times while at work with the exception of eating in the cafeteria. This policy is in effect until the flu season ends, at which time we will announce Mask Off.

Butler Memorial Hospital

Current visitation guidelines for Butler Memorial Hospital inpatients and hospital outpatient services

(No children permitted for visitation - must be 14 or older)

General Visiting Hours
Monday - Saturday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Two visitors at a time, no children under the age of 14

Procedural Areas
All procedural areas are permitted two visitors that may accompany the patient

Intensive Care Unit Visiting Hours
2 visitors between 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Emergency Department
One visitor may accompany the patient

3M Maternity and Post-Partum Visiting Hours
11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

1-2 support persons for labor and delivery. They must be the same two people. No visitation will be permitted in labor and delivery.
Visitors may wait in the waiting room on 3M if desired.
One support person may stay overnight with the birthing parent.
Two visitors at a time (in addition to the one support person) from 11:00 am -1:00 pm and 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm on post-partum.
Siblings of the new baby will be permitted to visit during the 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm hours. An adult must accompany the children during their time here.
All visitors (apart from the newborn babies siblings) must be 14 years of age or older.

3 Tower Surgical
One visitor may accompany the patient

Ambulatory Patients - Outpatient Services
One person may accompany the patient

VISITORS FOR SUSPECTED/CONFIRMED COVID/QUARANTINED PATIENTS:

During visiting hours Infection Control will review and approve, when appropriate, routine visitation for suspected/confirmed/quarantined patients.
Approval will be based upon the visitor not being in isolation for COVID-19 infection, day 11 or after from a positive test or the visitor being asymptomatic and not having had contact with COVID patient within past 10 days.
All visitors to Suspected/Confirmed Covid/Quarantined patients and Patient Representatives must sign a waiver prior to visitation.
Visitors must coordinate time of their visit with healthcare providers on patient's floor.
- Household contacts of the patient must be outside their own quarantine window (10 days after their last exposure to any known COVID-19 case, including the hospitalized patient) and without symptoms.
Visits within a patient's room.
- Visitors will be provided PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) which includes a gown, gloves, eye protection, and a face mask (an N95 mask preferred).
- It is recommended that visitors should remain 6 feet away from the patient.
- Visitors are not permitted to visit during aerosol-generating procedures.
- Visitors will wash their hands immediately after removing PPE.
Visitors may choose to visit from outside the patient's room instead. Visitors may view the patient through the glass window or doors. Doors must remain closed. Visitors may call the patient from the phone outside the room. Visitors standing outside of the COVID-19 patient's room will be limited to 15 minutes.
If infection control has not previously approved routine visitation for a suspected/confirmed Covid/Quarantined patient and the patient is at End of Life the following requirement must be met to allow visitation:
- Comfort Measures Only (CMO) Order; or End-of-Life Visitation Order (may be placed by any provider caring for patient)
- Visitor must sign the Informed Consent and Release for Visitors of Covid-19 prior to visitation.

Butler Memorial Hospital Entrance Hours:

Tower Entrance
Monday - Friday: 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday: 6:00 am –7:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Brady Entrance
Monday - Friday: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday – Use Tower Entrance

Clarion Hospital

Current visitation guidelines for Clarion Hospital inpatients and hospital outpatient services

General Visiting Hours
11:00 am - 6:00 pm – two visitors at a time

VISITORS FOR SUSPECTED/CONFIRMED COVID/QUARANTINED PATIENTS:

During visiting hours Infection Control will review and approve, when appropriate, routine visitation for suspected/confirmed/quarantined patients.
Approval will be based upon the visitor not being in isolation for COVID-19 infection, day 11 or after from a positive test or the visitor being asymptomatic and not having had contact with COVID patient within past 10 days.
All visitors to Suspected/Confirmed Covid/Quarantined patients and Patient Representatives must sign a waiver prior to visitation.
Visitors must coordinate time of their visit with healthcare providers on patient's floor.
- Household contacts of the patient must be outside their own quarantine window (10 days after their last exposure to any known COVID-19 case, including the hospitalized patient) and without symptoms.
Visits within a patient's room.
- Visitors will be provided PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) which includes a gown, gloves, eye protection, and a face mask (an N95 mask preferred).
- It is recommended that visitors should remain 6 feet away from the patient.
- Visitors are not permitted to visit during aerosol-generating procedures.
- Visitors will wash their hands immediately after removing PPE.
Visitors may choose to visit from outside the patient's room instead. Visitors may view the patient through the glass window or doors. Doors must remain closed. Visitors may call the patient from the phone outside the room. Visitors standing outside of the COVID-19 patient's room will be limited to 15 minutes.
If infection control has not previously approved routine visitation for a suspected/confirmed Covid/Quarantined patient and the patient is at End of Life the following requirement must be met to allow visitation:
- Comfort Measures Only (CMO) Order; or End-of-Life Visitation Order (may be placed by any provider caring for patient)
- Visitor must sign the Informed Consent and Release for Visitors of Covid-19 prior to visitation.