Due to COVID Surge, Marshfield Clinic Health System Limiting Visitors at Some Locations

Friday, August 6th, 2021 -- 11:01 AM

Marshfield Clinic Health System has some locations with limited visitors allowed based on the COVID-19 cases in the area.

They will allow a limited number of visitors or care partners at their different locations. Visitors or care partners are any additional person coming with a patient to a clinic appointment or visiting a patient while in the hospital.

For Neillsville, care partners may be allowed for hospital and clinic patients. For Emergency, Urgent Care, Walk-in departments, they will allow patients (both pediatric and adult patients) to be accompanied by one (1) care partner.

For hospital adult patients, they will allow for one (1) care partner per day (may be different visitors on different dates). For OB labor & delivery patients, they’ll allow for one (1) care partner per hospital stay.

For hospital pediatric and stable NICU patients, they’ll allow for two (2) adult care partners for the duration of the stay (the same two adults may visit during the patient's hospitalization).  For adult patients with clinic appointments, they’ll allow one (1) care partner.

For pediatric patients with clinic appointments, they’ll allow two (2) adult care partners.  For adult patients who are COVID positive or have COVID-like symptoms and test pending, no visitors or care partners allowed, unless unique or extenuating circumstance.

For pediatric patients who are COVID positive or have COVID-like symptoms and test pending, they’ll allow one (1) adult care partner or visitor. For patients who may be at end of life, the care team will provide guidance related to visitors to support patients and families with the goal of creating an emotional support network, while keeping patients and visitors safe.

Exceptions are made by leaders with a goal of providing safe care for patients, while balancing emotional and other support needs.

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.