Batesville, IN—As of Monday, Margaret Mary Health is implementing visitor restrictions to minimize the spread of respiratory illnesses, including the flu. The following precautionary restrictions apply to visitation at the Main Campus location, 321 Mitchell Avenue, Batesville.
- No visitation by anyone who is currently ill or has been ill within the last 48 hours with any respiratory symptoms, including but not limited to, cough, fever, muscle aches, runny nose, sore throat, etc.
- If lingering cough still persists after resolution of all other symptoms, please mask while in all MMH facilities and perform hand hygiene frequently.
- No visitation by anyone under the age of 14. Children in this age group are more likely to be carrying viral or other contagious illnesses even if they are not showing active symptoms. Even if they do not get sick themselves, they can pass these illnesses on to our patients.
- In our Maternity Services Unit, the hospital will make the exception of restrictions for a newborn’s sibling(s) who are well at the time of the visit, as deemed by the Maternity Services staff.
“We have seen an increase in the number of patients diagnosed in our Emergency Room and physician offices with the flu and other respiratory illnesses such as a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),” says Deanna Youngman, Margaret Mary’s Infection Prevention Coordinator. “To keep both you and your family members safe from the flu, it’s important you cover your cough or sneeze into a tissue or your elbow, wash your hands often and stay home when you are sick.”
