As hospitals across the country continue to manage the challenges associated with COVID-19, at Martin General Hospital, we are prepared to offer the same compassionate care our neighbors expect, with new enhanced infection control protocols.
We have separate care areas for COVID-19 positive patients and non-COVID-19 patients, in both the emergency department and our inpatient units. Other precautions include universal masking, visitor restrictions, increased cleaning routines, self-monitoring of temperature and COVID symptoms among staff and more. As an extra safeguard, patients undergoing elective surgical procedures are required to have a negative COVID-19 test prior to surgery.