SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Hospitals within Mercy Springfield communities will expand visitor restrictions, beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, March 15.
Mercy says the change aims to protect patients, the community and Mercy hospital workers to combat the spread of Coronavirus.
Patients will be limited to one visitor per day, and only parents will be allowed in the neonatal intensive care units. Unless they are seeking treatment, no one under age 18 will be allowed in Mercy hospitals or clinics.
Mercy says exceptions could be made for those who are near end-of-life.
These new restrictions take place for the following locations:
-Mercy Hospital Springfield
-Mercy Kids Children’s Hospital
-Mercy Heart Hospital Springfield
-Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield
-Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield
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