Several Tulsa-Area Hospitals No Longer Allowing Visitors Amid State's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak

Monday, March 23rd 2020, 5:20 pm

By: Robert McCarty

Tulsa-area St. John heath and Hillcrest health facilities are no longer allowing visitors amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as they work to decrease community spread.

Both groups said the reason for the newly placed visitation limits is to limit the amount of possible exposure to COVID-19.

You can find which hospitals are affected from the news releases below.

The following is a news release from Ascension St. John:

In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, three health systems in Tulsa County announce a new update to their visitation policies. Effective March 24, the following facilities will no longer allow visitors for adult patients: Hillcrest HealthCare System (all Oklahoma hospital locations), Ascension St. John (all Oklahoma hospital locations) and Saint Francis Health System. Also effective March 24, due to the special considerations for infant and children’s care and labor and delivery care, one hospital visitor is allowed to accompany a child or labor and delivery patient to an appointment, delivery and postpartum hospital care. This person must be over the age of 18, including siblings. These restrictions apply to the following facilities: Ascension St. John Medical Center

Ascension St. John Jane Phillips

Ascension St. John Broken Arrow

Ascension St. John Owasso

Ascension St. John Sapulpa

Ascension St. John Nowata High-level critical care, palliative care, hospice and adult patients requiring assistance from a guardian or caregiver will be addressed on a case-by-case basis regarding visitation. All three health systems are requesting that visitors with a fever, who may be sick or experiencing flu-like symptoms not visit the hospital unless they are seeking medical treatment. These visitation changes are only temporary. The cooperation of the public on this decision is very much appreciated.

Hillcrest also released the following visitor changes: