As COVID-19 cases rise, 9 hospitals and health systems have updated their mask policies since Aug. 1. Learn more about their new mandates and how they are prote
Long Island hospital systems don't seem ready to reinstitute a mandatory masking policy for patients, staff and visitors, bucking a trend at emergency health facilities upstate.
Amid rising COVID cases and hospitalizations throughout the country, several hospital systems or hospitals have reinstated mask-wearing requirements for patients and staff, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review. These announcements come as COVID-related hospitalizations have risen 21.6% in the most recent week and deaths have risen 21.4%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and