Valley Health update on COVID-19: March 17, 2020

Valley Health, Winchester. Courtesy photo.

Valley Health has issued some additional precautionary measures related to COVID-19:

• At this time, there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our service area.
• On Saturday, further restricted long-term care visitation procedures issued. Visitation at Valley Health’s three long-term care facilities have been suspended, with exemptions made for end-of-life or other special circumstances, on a case-by-case basis. This population is particularly fragile and they feel a special responsibility to keep the virus out of the homes.
• Effective Wednesday, March 18, Valley Health has temporarily suspended visitation at its six hospitals as a precautionary measure to protect the health and safety of our staff, patients, visitors, and the broader community. We will make exceptions for limited visitors in the labor and delivery, mother-baby, pediatrics, and neonatal intensive care units, as well as for approved care partners and other special circumstances, on a case-by-case basis.
• Also, March 18, Valley Health’s wellness and fitness centers will close in their six-hospital communities (Winchester, Front Royal, Woodstock and Luray, VA, and Berkeley Springs and Romney, WV).

For further updates, please check their website: www.valleyhealthlink.com and click on the red banner at the top of the home page.