Managing visitors is a key aspect of hospital management, presenting several considerations for patient and building security, staff workflow, regulatory compliance, and patient privacy. Visitor ...

According to security firm IntelliCentrics, about 30 percent of hospitals do not have some kind of formal check-in process for patients’ visitors. For those that have a process in place, approaches ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is limiting patient visitors in an effort to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure at its hospitals. Beginning Tuesday, patients will be allowed ...

Several metro-east hospitals are seeing increased admissions as influenza surges at a “high” level across Illinois.

Masks will be provided to visitors when they arrive at any of Brown's health care facilities, which include Rhode Island ...

This week Renown is launching it's 'Patient Supporter Program.' This allows patients to have one visitor accompany them to their medical visits and hospital stays. "What we do together is greater than ...

The Duke University Health System stated that hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers will temporarily limit patient ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Due to the rising numbers in COVID-19 cases and the increased transmission of the omicron variant, Sparrow Health System is limiting patient visitors starting Tuesday, Jan. 11.

UCHealth is limiting most patients to one visitor per day, according to a new rule the health care organization announced this week. All visitors will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms and will be ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will change its visitation policy to limit patients to one visitor per day, effective Monday, July 26. Previously, patients could have multiple ...