{"id":193948,"date":"2020-03-13T06:44:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T11:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=193948"},"modified":"2020-03-13T06:44:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T11:44:51","slug":"sanford-health-patient-visitor-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=193948","title":{"rendered":"Sanford Health patient visitor restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"first-p\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-94500\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/sanford-health-fargo-nd-300x122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/sanford-health-fargo-nd-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/sanford-health-fargo-nd-428x175.jpg 428w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/sanford-health-fargo-nd.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Sioux Falls, SD\u00a0 &#8211; Sanford Health will restrict visitors to immediate family members only and only allow one visitor per patient. Family members who visit a Sanford Health facility will be screened for respiratory illness symptoms and asked about recent travel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_premium\">\n<p>Access to facilities will be limited to only a few specific entry points. The goal is to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, the Sioux Falls-based health system announced in a news release Thursday, March 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe patients who enter our doors become family, and we will continue to look out for each other during this time,\u201d said Dr. Allison Suttle, chief medical officer for Sanford Health, in the release. \u201cIt is important that we all do our part to prevent this illness from spreading in our communities by practicing good hygiene and staying home if we are sick. Let\u2019s continue to take care of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new visitor policy follows guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Sanford.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes amid a wave of newly discovered and confirmed cases of coronavirus in Sanford&#8217;s Upper Midwest footprint. As of Thursday at 3 p.m., South Dakota had eight cases of the virus and Minnesota had nine known cases. North Dakota had a single case.<\/p>\n<p>The move mirrors those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inforum.com\/lifestyle\/health\/4993882-Good-Samaritan-Society-restricts-nursing-home-visits-due-to-coronavirus\" target=\"_self\">instituted earlier this week<\/a> by the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, the senior care provider which is part of Sanford Health, following recommendations from the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-element \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sioux Falls, SD\u00a0 &#8211; Sanford Health will restrict visitors to immediate family members only and only allow one visitor per patient. Family members who visit a Sanford Health facility will be screened for respiratory illness symptoms and asked about recent travel. 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