/PRNewswire/ The New Jersey Hospital Association, the state s largest healthcare trade association representing hospitals and post-acute care facilities,.
Hospitals across the Garden State are opening their doors to more visitors, thanks to positive trends in the way of COVID-19 activity such as cases and hospitalizations.
Facilities in all regions of the state are now operating under level green of a color-coded hospital visitation guide that was developed by the New Jersey Hospital Association and launched during last fall s COVID surge.
With this move, most patients are allowed two visitors at a time in yellow mode, the visitor cap was one. This also means additional support for expectant mothers. In end-of-life scenarios, care teams now have the option to place no limit on the number of visitors. Under level yellow, visitors of end-of-life patients were capped at two at a time.
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For the first time since its inception during last fall’s COVID surge, the New Jersey Hospital Associations color-coded guide shows that more visitors are allowed as cases of the virus decline.
UpdatedThu, May 13, 2021 at 9:27 am ET
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NEW JERSEY –For the first time since its inception during last fall s COVID surge, a color-coded hospital visitation guide shows all regions of New Jersey are in level green, signaling a loosening of visitor restrictions.
The system, developed by the New Jersey Hospital Association and adopted by hospitals statewide, reflects trends in COVID activity including new cases and hospitalizations – both of which are declining.
The changes come as key metrics in the state have dropped, particularly case numbers and hospitalizations. New Jersey just had four days in a row with fewer than 1,000 new COVID cases – the first time that s happened since October.