CANANDAIGUA – After working closely with state officials and with UR Medicine, F.F. Thompson Hospital will allow limited visitation of hospital inpatients between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day, beginning Thursday, June 25.
Under the guidelines, designed to prioritize everyone’s health and safety, the hospital will allow one visitor per day at the bedside of hospitalized patients. This one visitor must be 18 or older. He or she will have their temperature taken in the lobby, must answer a number of questions regarding symptoms and must wear a mask. The hospital will permit this one visitor to stay for up to four consecutive hours. A second visitor may be identified to follow these same guidelines, but cannot visit the patient on the same day.
OB patients may only have one visitor at their bedside at a time. A second visitor may be identified, but cannot visit on the same day.
Patients who have COVID, or patients who have symptoms of COVID and are awaiting test results, may not have visitors.
In addition, no visitors will be allowed in the Emergency Department or other outpatient areas within the hospital, in urgent care centers, or in doctors’ offices. The only exceptions to this will involve pediatric patients, patients who need an advocate due to cognitive impairment, and situations in which end of life is imminent.
Please note, per the state, visitation is still not permitted in Thompson’s nursing home nor in its enriched living facility.