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Masking guidelines
As of March 26, 2024, we are seeing the major viral illnesses – Flu, RSV and COVID-19 declining. As a result, Children’s Minnesota will return to our standard masking guidelines starting on Thursday, March 28th.
- Masks are optional at all Children’s Minnesota facilities for parents/legal guardians, visitors, employees, volunteers, students, staff and contractors.
- Masks need to be worn in situations, such as:
- When a child has a diagnosis that requires masks to be worn.
- If you are a parent/legal guardian with mild symptoms such as cough or runny nose. (If you have symptoms of illness and are not a parent/legal guardian, please do not visit.)
- If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or other illnesses.
- Parents/legal guardians may request that their care team wear a mask.
- Children’s Minnesota staff will continue to wear standard personal protective equipment such as gloves, gowns and masks, per policies when needed.
Visiting standards – hospital stays
- Four visitors are allowed at the hospital bedside, including parents/legal guardians.
- Two adults can be with a child when coming for surgery.
- Children ages 5-17 must be from the same household as the patient in order to visit.
- When a patient is expected to be hospitalized for more than 2 weeks, children ages 2-4 from the same household as the patient may visit on time per week for 30 minutes.
- No children under the age of two years old may visit.
- All visitors are required to be screened for a wellness check when arriving and may not visit if they are ill or in their infectious period for COVID-19.
Visiting process
- Parents/legal guardians and visitors must be screened for symptoms of illness daily.
Visiting standards – primary care and specialty clinics, and same-day procedures
Please only bring the people who need to be at your child’s primary care or specialty clinic visit, or same-day procedure. Two adults can be with a child when coming for surgery.
- Additional limits may be put in place in certain areas due to space limitations.
For more information on coronavirus and how to protect your family, please visit childrensMN.org/COVID19.
Normas del uso del cubrebocas
En respuesta al aumento de la circulación de virus respiratorios en nuestra comunidad, Children’s Minnesota ha implementado las normas siguientes acerca del uso del cubrebocas en nuestras instalaciones que entran en vigor el 16 de enero:
- Padres y visitas: Usen cubrebocas. Le recomendamos que usen cubrebocas siempre que se encuentren en el interior de las instalaciones de Children’s Minnesota. El uso del cubrebocas es obligatorio si se tienen síntomas.
- Pacientes mayores de dos años de edad: Le recomendamos que usen el cubrebocas siempre que salgan de su habitación.
Hay cubrebocas disponibles en recepción.