VISITATION GUIDELINES DUE TO COVID-19

New Visitor Guidelines Begin May 6
Shore Medical Center’s visitor guidelines are as follows: 

• Visiting hours are Monday – Friday, 9 am – 6 pm; Weekends, 9 am – 4 pm
• Two visitors are permitted per patient at a time for inpatient units and the emergency department
• Visitors must be 14 years or older
• Maternity patients may have one support person plus one visitor. The support person who spends the night must be 18 or older. 
• One visitor will be permitted in waiting areas, provided social distancing can be maintained and the visitor is age 18 or older. 

The following is required from all visitors:

• Visitors will undergo a temperature check upon entering the hospital. If they have a temperature that falls out of guidelines, they will not be allowed entry into the hospital. All visitors must be 14 years of age or greater, with rare exceptions.
• All visitors must comply with the requirements to minimize spread of infection and wear appropriate PPE as recommended by the CDC (bandannas, gaiters, or masks with exhalation valves as a mask are not permissible).  A surgical mask will be provided to visitors if necessary. If a visitor refuses to wear a mask or other PPE as indicated, they will be asked to leave the hospital.
• In addition, all visitors must perform hand hygiene before visiting a patient.  Once in the hospital, visitors must remain in the patient's room (or Emergency Department bay) throughout the visit, except when directed by hospital staff to leave during an aerosol-generating procedure or other procedures in which visitors are usually asked to leave.