As coronavirus concerns persist, Cook Children’s will limit patients to one visitor
Cook Children’s Medical Center will limit patients to one adult visitor beginning Monday as concern persists about the spread of the novel coronavirus.
For the last four weeks, the Fort Worth hospital had permitted two adults to visit a patient.
The visitation policy is in accordance with a mandate issued by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The policy allows for exceptions for patients near death and for visits to the hospital’s emergency department.
“We recognize the challenges this new visitation policy will pose to many families seeking care at Cook Children’s,” Nancy Cychol, chief of hospital services and affiliate ventures, wrote in a statement.
The hospital on March 16 restricted visitation to two primary caregivers.
The one-visitor policy will remain in effect until the Healt and Human Services’ emergency rules expire.
