Bryan Health Relaxes Visitor Restriction Policy, Masks Still Required

With declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Bryan Health has returned to pre-pandemic visitor guidelines in many areas. Surgical masks will continue to be required for adults and children age two and older.

Vistors

  • Open to all persons who properly wear a surgical mask
  • Patients, visitors, vendors, tenants and service personnel continue to use public entrances where surgical masks will be distributed to anyone without
  • Discontinue the two visitors per patient, per day limitation
  • Discontinue the one community clergy per patient, per day
  • Discontinue the two-visitor limit for physician office tenants
  • Resume emergency department visitor policy of two visitors per patient
  • Labor & Delivery and Post-Partum patients – visitors can be a significant other or one designated support person, grandparents and newborn siblings; siblings may visit, but cannot stay overnight
  • Valet service at Bryan East Campus will resume on Monday, March 7 between 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday

For Patient Safety, Some Restrictions Will Continue

  • COVID-19: visitors will not be allowed for an individual who has a pending COVID-19 test or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis
  • NICU: parents and guardians only
  • Pediatrics: four adult visitors per patient, per day; this also applies to adult patients on the pediatric unit
  • Mental Health: continue visitation hours as follows:
    • Youth patients: noon-12:30 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
    • Adult patients: 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

Masking

  • OSHA requires masks/face coverings be worn by all people in public areas of health care facilities, including:
    • Patients and visitors
    • Providers, employees, students and volunteers
    • Vendors, tenants and any contracted service personnel

For more information, please visit the Patients & Visitors page on our website.