Providence Montana adjusts inpatient visitor guidelines
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News from Providence Health and Services Montana
Providence Montana is committed to providing a safe, healing, patient-centered care environment. While hospital visitation or accompanying a patient for a medical appointment is valuable, there are times when limitations must be placed on incoming visitors to reduce the potential spread, exposure and transmission of novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
Due to the increase in statewide positive COVID-19 cases and evidence of community spread in Missoula and Lake Counties, and to protect our caregivers and patients, Providence Montana will revert to our no visitor policy for inpatients at Providence St. Patrick Hospital and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, which began on July 1.
This decision was made in collaboration with our disease specialists. There are exceptions for the Family Maternity Center and end-of-life care.
Our outpatient visitor policy will remain the same. No visitors, friends or support people will be allowed to a patient’s outpatient procedure or appointment unless the patient is a minor child or has cognitive issues, developmental delays or mobility issues.
Thank you for your partnership in helping us reduce the number of people in our facilities and in supporting community containment efforts to reduce the spread of infectious disease. More information available at: www.montana.providence.org.
