State orders visitor restrictions at Louisiana healthcare facilities, including STHS
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The Louisiana Department of Health issued an order Thursday (March 12) restricting visitors to licensed healthcare facilities for the next 30 days amid the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. In keeping with that order, St. Tammany Health System is limiting visitation to essential caregivers only effective immediately. See below for the full LDH order:
March 12, 2020 Effective today, the Louisiana Department of Health is requiring all licensed healthcare facilities in the state to restrict visitors to those deemed essential, vital or necessary to the care and well-being of patients, clients and residents. This action is being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, among the populations most vulnerable to the virus. This prohibition will last for the next 30 days, ending on April 10, 2020 unless otherwise extended by the Department. Visitors who will be allowed into each facility will be determined by those facilities after consultation with families and responsible parties. This does not extend to non-essential visitors in situations involving end of life care, as approved by the facility. However, any visitor that meets the definition of a restricted person cannot enter a facility. A restricted person is defined as someone who:
Facilities are required to provide alternative means of communication, including virtual visitations, and should consider assigning staff as primary contact for families and regular calls to keep families up to date.
The Department also recommends that all facilities consider limiting or restricting all elective or voluntary medical procedures for the next 30 days.