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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Officials astatine Kaweah Health successful Visalia accidental they are extending their visitant hours to reenforce compassionate attraction for patients.
Officials accidental big visitors volition present beryllium allowed to enactment overnight with their loved ones, arsenic agelong arsenic they cheque backmost successful astatine the main entranceway to person an overnight visitant badge earlier the doors fastener astatine 9 p.m. There volition beryllium nary re-entry aft 9 p.m.
“We recognize that being successful the infirmary tin beryllium stressful for patients," Kaweah Health Chief Strategy Officer, Marc Mertz, said. "Having their enactment strategy astatine their bedside helps them consciousness much comfy and supported during their care.”
Kaweah Health volition besides marque changes to accommodate minors and visitors successful the exigency room.
Officials accidental allowing children to sojourn patients, arsenic agelong arsenic those ages 15 and nether are accompanied and supervised by an big astatine each times.
Kaweah Health volition besides present let up to 4 visitors successful the Emergency Department waiting room. However, lone 2 visitors whitethorn travel the diligent into attraction rooms, and lone 1 visitant whitethorn stay with the diligent erstwhile hallway beds oregon chairs are utilized.
Kaweah Health unit person the close to region immoderate visitant deemed disruptive to diligent attraction oregon portion operations. Officials accidental the fig of allowed Emergency Department visitors volition fluctuate based connected saturation levels and ED census.
“These caller guidelines were written with the well-being of our patients and unit successful mind,” Mertz said. “We admit that moving with household members tin heighten the attraction and enactment our patients person erstwhile they instrumentality home. There are besides instances erstwhile having a household subordinate astatine the bedside tin beryllium an plus to healthcare providers.”
