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Memorial Health System announced Tuesday it has updated its visitor restrictions to Marietta Memorial Hospital, Selby General and Sistersville General Hospitals.
Visitation for COVID-19 positive patients is restricted to one visitor per patient for a maximum of two hours, with exceptions for end-of-life decisions of care.
Visitation is open around the clock except for Marietta Memorial Hospital's critical care areas: ICU, 4 North and 4 South. Visitation in ICU, 4 North and 4 South is from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Providers reserve the authority to restrict critical care visitation based on patient condition.
All visitors must be 12 years of age or older.
All inpatient patients may have two visitors and one may remain with the patient overnight if clinically supported. No overnight visitors are permitted in patient rooms for critical care areas of ICU, 4 North and 4 South.
Women & Newborn Unit patients may have two visitors at a time after birth. During labor, the patient may have at least one visitor.
Additional visitors during labor are at the discretion of staff. Siblings under the age of 12 may visit the Women & Newborn Unit.
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Selby General Hospital has visitation 3-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday for those 18 and older only to allow for therapy during the day.
For the off-site locations at Physicians Care Express and other clinics, patients may have up to two visitors accompany them to their appointment if they meet above requirements.
Face masks are still required to be properly worn at all times while at the facilities regardless of vaccination status. For more information on COVID-19 policies, go mhsystem.org/coronavirus.