What to know about visiting a patient at an Intermountain facility
UPDATED: 8/29/2022
- Sick visitors aren’t allowed to visit.
- Hospital visitation allowed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Some units and clinics may have more restrictive visitation policies based on limitations of unit/room size and vulnerable patients.
- Visitors can be any age.
- People aren’t allowed to visit if they have someone in their home with an active communicable disease like COVID, norovirus, or influenza.
- For visitors, masks are optional while visiting with the patient but are still required when in areas where they may encounter other patients, such as hospital hallways, nurses’ station, or the cafeteria. Proof of vaccination won’t be required.
- Maximum number of visitors at the bedside is determined at the discretion of the care team.
- Visitors shouldn’t visit if they have any of the following and haven’t met the same criteria used to discontinue isolation and quarantine for patients:
- A positive viral test for SARS-CoV-2
- Symptoms of COVID-19
- Has had close contact with someone with SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Visitation may be more limited because of facility resources and patient treatments. More information will be made available upon arrival.
- No children under 5 years old.
- Siblings/children under 12 may visit if they’re up to date on all childhood vaccines and if they’re COVID-vaccinated.
- Visitors must wear a mask in the unit but may take them off to be with their child/patient when caregivers aren’t at the bedside.
- Maximum number of visitors at one time at the bedside is two. Clergy does not count toward maximum.
Visitation - BMT (high risk populations)
- All visitors will wear a mask if/when feasible, especially when around staff or other patients.
- Visitors will be screened upon entry to determine if they’ve had a recent COVID positive test, exposure, or symptoms.
Visitation at Intermountain clinics, InstaCares, and Primary Children’s outpatient clinics
- No restrictions on the number of people accompanying the patient.
- Patients and visitors will continue to mask in patient care areas.
Visitors of patients that ARE COVID-19 POSITIVE (or are suspected to be positive):
- One designated visitor of a COVID positive or suspected adult patient per day; two designated visitors of a COVID positive or suspected pediatric patient per day. Visitors of COVID patients will be asked to wear personal protective equipment provided by the facility. The staff present will assist with how to use it properly to ensure safety.
- Visitors will be asked to wear personal protective equipment provided by the facility. The staff present will assist with how to use it properly to ensure safety.
Skilled Nursing Facilities
For additional guidance related to visitation, please call the specific location:
- Garfield County Nursing Home: (495) 676-1265
- Logan Regional Hospitals Transitional Care and Rehabilitation unit : (435) 716-5866
Stay Connected
Connect with your loved one with AmWell Now
We encourage family and friends to stay connected with the patient during their stay with us. If patients do not have their own devices to connect with loved ones, iPads will be provided to patients inorder to connect during their stay.
AmWell Now
AmWell Now is a software platform used by Intermountain Healthcare on Intermountain provided iPads that will allow patients to connect with loved ones. The software will send a link via text message or email.
- The invitation will appear with a link
- Click on the link to launch the program
- Enter your name and click, "Join Visit"
Equal Visitation
Disclaimer
These guidelines were developed with infectious disease experts and will be continuously assessed with safety and our patient's best interests in mind.
Patients of Intermountain Healthcare have the right to have access to visitors including family, friends or other individuals without discrimination during your course of stay and to give or receive verbal and written communication from visitors, except when to do so would interfere with your plan of care or interfere with the safety of other patients and staff (such as the need to comply with COVID-19 restrictions). Limits shall be fully explained to you and/or your healthcare representative.