Effective tomorrow, Thursday, March 21 at 7 a.m., visitor restrictions for children 12 years of age and under will be lifted at all Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist inpatient locations:
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is experiencing significant parking constraints due to ongoing construction, so hospitalized patients remain limited to two healthy visitors at a time. Those arriving for outpatient visits at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center may bring one person to accompany them. All other Wake Forest Baptist locations will be fully open to visitors.
“Respiratory virus cases have continued to decline in our area over the past several weeks, so we feel the time is right to once again permit healthy children to visit loved ones who are patients in our hospitals,” said Dr. Christopher Ohl, infectious disease expert at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and professor of infectious diseases at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. “We continue to monitor viruses circulating in our communities, and as always, visitors should not have any symptoms of respiratory viral illness or a confirmed case of COVID-19, flu or RSV.”
Masks will still be required in certain situations and clinical areas, such as emergency department waiting rooms and triage areas, and some cancer center locations, to help protect those who are immunocompromised and vulnerable to respiratory viruses.
Patients who have been exposed to a respiratory illness, or who are experiencing symptoms, should wear a well-fitting mask that covers their nose and mouth.
Full visitor guidelines can be found at www.wakehealth.edu/patient-and-family-resources/preparing-for-your-visit/visitor-guidelines.
Media contacts:
Jenna Kurzyna, jkurzyna@wakehealth.edu; Joe McCloskey, jmcclosk@wakehealth.edu