Visitation Guidelines

Our primary concern at Regional Health is the health of our patients. We need your help to provide a healthy, healing environment. Please view the link below for the current visiting guidelines at Regional Health hospitals and senior care facilities:

KEY GUIDELINES:

• Do NOT visit when you are sick - coughing, sneezing, runny nose, fever, chills

Regional Health Reminds
Public of Visitation Guidelines

RAPID CITY, SD (April 2010)– In the interest of protecting the health of our patients, Regional Health is encouraging people to refrain from visiting hospitalized family members and friends, and senior care residents, if the visitor is experiencing cold or flu symptoms, or other symptoms of illness.

If a visitor feels they need to be with a loved one but is exhibiting obvious symptoms of illness, for example, coughing or a runny nose, hospital staff will ask the visitor to wash their hands and wear a mask to protect the health of the patient and the health care providers. Patients who enter a Regional Health Emergency Department with cold or influenza symptoms will also be asked to wear a mask, as will those with symptoms who are seeking outpatient procedures. Hospital patients and visitors can request a mask to wear at the hospital admission desks and at nursing stations. Senior Care residents and visitors can request masks at the nursing stations.

These visitation guidelines are in effect at the Regional Hospitals in: Custer, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City (including the Regional Rehabilitation Institute), Spearfish and Sturgis. They are also in effect at:  Belle Fourche Regional Senior Care and Sunpointe Regional Senior Care in Belle Fourche; Custer Regional Senior Care and Wedgwood Regional Senior Care in Custer; David M. Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish; Fairmont Grand Regional Senior Care in Rapid City; Golden Ridge Regional Senior Care in Lead; and Sturgis Regional Senior Care.