Submitted by PeaceHealth

To protect the health of its patients and caregivers as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases increases in the Northwest, PeaceHealth has implemented voluntary visitation restrictions at its Northwest Washington and Alaska hospitals.

Visitors:

For the safety of its patients, family and caregivers, PeaceHealth is limiting access to the hospital to one to two essential visitors per patient. These restrictions will remain in place until further notice.

Patients:

• PeaceHealth asks that patients call ahead before arriving at any PeaceHealth facility if they meet both of the following:
• Have recently traveled outside the United States or have been in contact with a person known to have COVID-19

AND

• Have symptoms including fever or upper respiratory infection symptoms (i.e. cough).

This process allows us to create a care plan that ensures the safety of our patients and caregivers.

Our clinics may be experiencing higher than usual call volumes. Patients who are experiencing a medical emergency should call 911.

Thank you for your help in keeping our patients, visitors and caregivers safe and healthy.

Visit the CDC’s novel coronavirus website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html for the latest news and resources. More information can be found on PeaceHealth’s KNOW Coronavirus page at https://www.peacehealth.org/coronavirus.