Greater Miami Valley EMS Council Members,

Effective Tuesday, April 7, 2020, GDAHA members hospitals in Region 3 have agreed to strengthen the visitor restrictions to prohibit visitors for hospitalized and emergency department patients.

We appreciate your cooperation and support of this policy to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

The full policy is attached and includes the following exceptions:

• Maternity patients: One (1) support person.
• One (1) person allowed to accompany a patient having major surgery on day of surgery and one day after surgery.
• “End of life” situations
• Minor patients (<18 years old) may have two visitors, but this is limited to only parents or guardians. Only one parent/guardian may be present at a time.  
• Patients who require assistance due to mobility, reorienting/confusion (Patient Safety), interpretation, court ordered, or healthcare decision making may have one (1) additional assistance person.  
• No visitors for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases unless the patient meets the above criteria. 

If you have any questions, please contact me at (216) 903-2069 or shackenbracht@gdaha.org.

Thank you,

Sarah

SARAH HACKENBRACHT

President & CEO

Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association

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