Baptist Health changing visitation policy; allowing 1 essential caregiver
By 14 News Staff | January 27, 2021 at 9:47 AM CST - Updated January 27 at 9:47 AM
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - Starting Thursday, Baptist Health Madisonville is revising the visitation policy for most patients in the hospital and medical group practices to allow one essential caregiver to accompany patients for medical appointments or tests. There will be limited exceptions.
“When the surge in local Covid cases accelerated at the end of last year, we made the difficult decision to not allow visitation for our patients,” stated Dr. Wayne Lipson, chief medical officer at Baptist Health Madisonville. “While it was not what any of us wanted to happen, our primary focus had to be on the safety of our patients and staff during a time when this virus was spreading rapidly.”