Peninsula Regional Medical Center Visitor Policy for Flu Season

Flu season is upon us! That’s why Peninsula Regional Medical Center is reminding the community to observe the Medical Center’s Visiting Policy and to remember the important role it plays in protecting both inpatients and visitors from contracting or spreading the flu virus and other respiratory illnesses.

Anyone with a cold, cough, fever or other flu-like symptoms should remain at home and not visit patients. If visitors arrive with those symptoms, they will be asked to wear a mask, and based on the severity of symptoms, could be forbidden from visiting patients in the Medical Center. Children under the age of 12 should not visit friends or relatives in patient care areas, as they are more prone to unknowingly transmit and/or acquire illnesses. If they must accompany parents or guardians, children under the age of 12 must remain in a lobby area and must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Those unable to visit in person may call the patient room, or can use Peninsula Regional’s free online patient greeting card service – visithttp://www.peninsula.org/PatientGreetingCard to send a message to a loved one that will be delivered by a Peninsula Regional volunteer.