Protecting Your Health
Our team is dedicated to providing you with safe, exemplary care.
Here are some steps we are taking to ensure your safety:
Self Screening
We ask for your help in keeping our patients safe. Please call ahead prior to your appointment if you:
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Have a fever, cough, or sore throat
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Have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days
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Have had an unprotected exposure to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days
Masking Guidance
Masks are currently optional in most hospital settings.
Please continue to wear a mask if you:
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Are experiencing COVID-19 respiratory symptoms (including runny nose, coughing, or sneezing.)
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Had close contact with someone with confirmed COVID infection.
If you would like your care team to wear a mask, please ask them to do so.
Increased Infection Control Protocols
Extra cleaning and disinfection of high-touch public areas will continue throughout our facilities.
Help Protect Yourself and Others from the Spread of COVID-19.
- Get vaccinated against COVID-19.
- Get tested if you think you might have COVID-19.
- Wear a mask to protect yourself and others whenever you are outside the home or around people who live outside your household.
- Stay home and limit contact with others as much as possible if you are ill.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap is not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub with at least 60% alcohol.
- Cover your cough/sneeze with a tissue.
- Avoid close contact with sick people.
- Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces often.
When to Seek Emergency Medical Attention for COVID-19
Watch for these five symptoms if you or someone in your household has COVID-19. Seek emergency medical attention immediately if you notice any of these signs. If you notice any other symptoms that are concerning, call your primary care provider for medical advice.
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- Bluish lips or face
- Inability to wake or stay awake
- New confusion
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
- Trouble breathing
If You or Your Family Member is Hospitalized for COVID-19
When you or your loved one is hospitalized for COVID-19, the staff at Faith Regional are committed to providing the highest quality of care possible. It helps everyone involved to have clear communication with all caregivers as well as explanations of the types of treatments and medications available. Review the COVID-19 Communication for Patients and Families and be sure to ask questions of any of our healthcare staff.
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