Southcoast Health sets new visitor guidelines due to COVID-19

New guidelines for visitors have been set by Southcoast Health due to COVID-19.

In a statement released Sunday, the group asked that for the protection of Southcoast Health’s patients, employees and providers, to have people adhere to the following:

-A maximum of one visitor per patient per day from 12pm – 8pm (and parents only on Level II Nurseries at Charlton Memorial and St. Luke’s)
-Emergency Department – ONE Visitor 24 x 7
-NO visitors under 18 years of age
-Same Day Surgery Center, Physician Offices, Imaging, Radiology, Laboratory Patient Service Center ONE visitor per patient if needed
-NO visitors experiencing cough, shortness of breath, fever or other flu-like symptoms
-NO visitors who have returned from overseas travel during the past 14 days
-NO seminars, classes, or gatherings