Patients at Ascension Via Christi hospitals are now allowed to have two visitors at a time.
This change went into effect today for St. Francis, St. Joseph and St. Teresa, and the Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital. Visitations will be allowed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., though people with contact precautions may still not be allowed to have visitors. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for end-of-life or other extenuating circumstances.
“We recognize the important role family plays in the healing process,” said Sam Antonios, MD, Ascension Via Christi’s chief clinical officer. “Our goal is to be no more
restrictive than is necessary to maintain a safe place to give and receive care.”
Visitors will enter through main lobbies and be screened for COVID.
“We ask that everyone do their part in helping keep the hospitals open to visitation by wearing their masks, maintaining six feet of physical distance when around anyone who
is not a member of their household, practicing good hand hygiene and getting a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available to them,” said Dr. Antonios.
In cases where a patient cannot have visitors, you are urged to use virtual options to keep in touch.
