Christus Southeast Texas Health System has taken another step in expanding its visitor policy after taking pandemic precautions.
The system will now allow two visitors per patient room at a time at its Southeast Texas facilities. Since last fall, the policy allowed patients to have one visitor at a time.
Christus said it made the revision as a part of its continuous evaluation of its process and precautions. It began allowing visitors to check their own symptoms before entering facilities last month.
“Having family members at the bedside of our patients is so important to addressing both their health and spiritual needs,” Ryan Miller, COO of Christus Southeast Texas Health System, said in a statement. “We are pleased to be able to open our doors to more loved ones of those we are called to serve.”
The health system still has a universal masking policy in effect inside its facilities.
It also isn’t allowing additional visitors for patients in waiting areas, or visitors under the age of 18.
Visiting hours at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont are from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays. At Jasper Memorial Hospital, visitation hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day.
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