Mayo Announces Temporary Hospital Visitation Changes

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

ROCHESTER, Minn. — In response to the pandemic influenza outbreak in the community, Mayo Clinic is implementing temporary changes to its hospital visitation policy effective Wednesday, Nov. 4. The new visitation policy includes:

• No more than two visitors at a time.
• No visitors who are coughing, sneezing, have a runny nose, fever, or a sore throat.
• No visitors under the age of 18.
• Visitors must follow the hospital unit's visiting hours.
• Only parents or primary caregivers may visit pediatric patients.

Under extreme circumstances, exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis by hospital staff. All visitors must clean their hands before and after visiting with hand sanitizer (available throughout Saint Marys and Rochester Methodist hospitals) or soap and water. Visitors should address any questions to the unit secretary or a member of the nursing staff.

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