Local hospitals issue visitor restrictions
Wake Forest Baptist Health and Novant Health have issued the following visitor restrictions. The hospitals are asking those who are not immediate family members to avoid visiting patients unless absolutely necessary, even if visitors are healthy and regardless of their age. Existing visitor restrictions for children age 12 and under that were previously implemented to help control the spread of flu remain in effect.
The health systems are taking these additional measures to help control the spread of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and to protect the health of their patients, their loved ones and their staff. Nursing staff and the infection prevention teams at all medical facilities will work with families who have special circumstances, such as a critically ill or injured family member, on a case-by-case basis.
The restrictions apply to all Wake Forest Baptist inpatient locations:
*Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
*Wake Forest Baptist Health – Davie Medical Center
*Wake Forest Baptist Health – High Point Medical Center
*Wake Forest Baptist Health – Lexington Medical Center
*Wake Forest Baptist Health – Wilkes Medical Center
For more information, visit www.wakehealth.edu/coronavirus.
Novant Health restrictions apply to the following hospitals throughout the Novant Health system, including:
*Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
*Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital
*Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center
*Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
*Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital
*Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
*Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center
*Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
*Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
*Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
*Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
*Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
*Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
For more information, visit www.novanthealth.org.
This is a rapidly evolving situation and Wake Forest Baptist and Novant Health will take additional steps to help control the spread of the virus as necessary.
Visitors are encouraged to use phone calls or video chats on personal phones or mobile devices to communicate with loved ones.
The decision to expand these visitor restrictions is a collaborative effort among Wake Forest Baptist Health, Novant Health, Atrium Health, Blue Ridge Health, CaroMont Health, Cone Health, and Randolph Health.
