Kettering Health updating policy to allow patients to have one visitor at a time

Kettering Health Network will allow patients to have one visitor at a time in an updated policy going into effect Wednesday morning.

Exceptions include:

No visitation for outpatient testing, including noninvasive radiology testing, routine X-rays and lab studies
Patients who need help due to mobility, interpretation or health care decision-making may have an additional assistance person
Surgical patients younger than 18 years may have two visitors in the waiting and recovery area, but they are limited to parents or guardians
Patients younger than 18 years can have two visitors in the emergency department and inpatient setting, but they are limited to parents or guardians
No visitation is allowed for anyone younger than 18 years unless they are the parent or legal guardian of the patient
End-of-life care situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis

A previous update in policy that went into effect on Jan. 18 only allowed one visitor per a patient’s stay.

The most recent update will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

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