Stay healthy this winter and schedule COVID-19 boosters for yourself and your family.
It is required that all visitors wear a mask in any KCH facility, including the main hospital, the Knox Medical Pavilion, the Wright Family Medical Pavilion, or other provider-based care areas is required.
DEPARTMENT | VISITOR RESTRICTIONS - Update 6/5/2022 |
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Emergency Room | Adult & Pediatric Patients: 2 visitors (Certain circumstances may allow for more than 2 visitors as deemed by RN/Provider) If Covid positive: Virtual or Scheduled Visitation Only. See Exceptions |
Labor and Delivery | Adult/Pediatric Inpatients: If Covid negative: No visitor restrictions If Covid positive—1 Support person only (same person) |
Inpatient Units | Adult/Pediatric Inpatients: If Covid Negative: No Visitor Restrictions If Covid positive: Virtual Or Scheduled Visitation Only. See Exceptions & Contact Nursing Unit |
Center for Rehabilitation and Wellness and Connections Fitness | Adult patients & Pediatric patients: No visitor Restrictions |
Urgent Care Center | No visitor Restrictions |
Ambulatory Surgery Center | Adult patients: 1 designated visitor / Pediatric patients: 2 parents/guardians |
Department of Primary and Specialty Care | No visitor Restrictions |
CATH Lab / Diagnostic Imaging | Adult patients: No visitor restrictions |
Center for Cancer Care and Outpatient Infusion | Adult Patients: 2 Visitor limit please |
VISITOR RESTRICTION EXCEPTIONS
After 5pm weekdays/Saturday/Sunday visitors are required to check-in at the Emergency Room Registration and/or Security Office.
End-of-Life
Visitation restrictions for covid positive patients will be at the discretion of the care team.
Caretakers
Visitors acting in the role of a caretaker will be allowed access as determined by the clinical team.
Please coordinate with the Nursing Unit.
Pregnant women around the country faced uncertainty upon the arrival of COVID-19.
The medical community identified significant knowledge gaps in the impact of the virus on mothers’ and babies’ health at all stages of pregnancy. Knowing more about the impact of the virus on pregnancy and the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women is vital for treatment and prevention. In this episode, Dr. Rachel Humphrey, director of AdventHealth for Women’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine, joins Kathy Cummings, director of communications at AHA, to talk about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for both mom and baby, the critical role physicians play in addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and how doctor-patient relationships are strengthening during this pandemic.
IF YOU RECEIVED: | WHO SHOULD GET A BOOSTER: | WHEN TO GET A BOOSTER: | WHICH BOOSTER CAN YOU GET: |
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Pfizer-BioNTech | Everyone 12 years and older | At least 5 months after completing your primary COVID-19 vaccination series | Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) are preferred in most* situations Teens 12–17 years old may only get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster |
Moderna | Adults 18 years and older | At least 5 months after completing your primary COVID-19 vaccination series | Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) are preferred in most* situations |
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen* | Adults 18 years and older | At least 2 months after receiving your J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccination | Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) are preferred in most* situations |