Mercy Restricts Access to Protect Patients and Co-workers
Mon, 03/23/2020 - 10:04am
Mercy moves to no visitors, effective Monday, March 23
In an effort to protect patients and co-workers, Mercy is further restricting access to its hospitals across the St. Louis region.
Effective Monday, March 23, no visitors will be allowed in the hospital with limited exceptions, including:
- One visitor per OB patient
- Two visitors per NICU patient
- Two visitors per pediatric patient and only the same two visitors are allowed for the child’s length of stay. If the child is positive for COVID-19, they would then only be allowed one visitor. No sibling visitation is allowed for pediatric patients (includes newborn population).
- One visitor for urgent procedures
- Exceptions will be made for compassionate care circumstances
- Generally, adult behavioral health patients will not be allowed visitors, child/adolescent patients are limited to one visitor and supervised video visits are encouraged.
Everyone, including patients, visitors and co-workers, will be screened upon arrival for fever, symptoms and travel.
These restrictions apply to:
- Mercy Hospital St. Louis (Creve Coeur)
- Mercy Hospital South (south St. Louis County)
- Mercy Hospital Jefferson (Festus)
- Mercy Hospital Washington
- Mercy Hospital Lincoln (Troy)
We apologize for any inconvenience, and we appreciate your support in our efforts to protect the health of all our patients, co-workers and the entire community.