Bryan Health reduces visitor restrictions; masks still required

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decline in the area, Bryan Health will return to pre-pandemic visitor guidelines effective March 1.

Surgical masks will continue to be required for adults and children age two and over.

For more information, please visit bryanhealth.org and select the “Patients & Visitors” tab at the top of the page.

VISITORS:

• Open to all persons who properly wear a surgical mask
• Patients, visitors, vendors, tenants, and service personnel will continue to use public entrances where surgical masks will be distributed to anyone without
• Patients are now allowed more than two visitors per day
• Discontinue the one community clergy per patient, per day
• Discontinue the two-visitor limit for physician office tenants
• Resume emergency department visitor policy of two visitors per patient
• Labor & Delivery and Post-Partum patients – visitors can be a significant other or one designated support person, grandparents, or siblings
  • siblings cannot stay overnight
• Valet service at Bryan East Campus will resume on Monday, March 7 between 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday

FOR PATIENT SAFETY, SOME RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE:

• COVID-19: visitors will not be allowed for an individual who has a pending COVID-19 test or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis
• NICU: parents and guardians only
• Pediatrics: four adult visitors per patient, per day; this also applies to adult patients on the pediatric unit
• Mental Health: continue visitation hours as follows:
  • Youth patients: noon-12:30 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
  • Adult patients: 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

MASKING:

• OSHA requires masks/face coverings be worn by all people in public areas of health care facilities, including:
  • Patients and visitors
  • Providers, employees, students and volunteers
  • Vendors, tenants and any contracted service personnel