Patients & Visitors
Is it safe to have surgery at your hospital?
Our hospitals continuously work to be prepared for all types of infectious diseases. In addition to wearing face masks and other personal protective equipment, and washing hands before and after caring for each patient, we have taken a number of additional steps designed to keep all who enter the facility safe. These include:
- Everyone who enters the hospital is screened, including physicians and staff.
- In order to continue to provide a safe environment, we are asking anyone visiting to bring a face mask. The face mask must be worn the entire time they are in the facility.
- Surgical patients are tested for COVID-19 as part of pre-surgery and are asked to self-quarantine after the test is performed. Upon arrival the day of their procedure, they will receive a screening questionnaire and be asked to wear a mask.
- Cleaning and disinfection has intensified, especially frequently touched surfaces and spaces.
- The number of procedures performed each day is being limited to minimize wait times.
- Your services will be provided in a defined non-COVID-19-care zone where all patients have been screened negative for COVID-19. A dedicated team of providers will care for you who only work in this area.
Where do I go for Pre-Admission Testing?
A phone pre op assessment will be conducted by one of our specialized RN’s within 48-72 hours after your surgery is scheduled. This will review your history, general health, medications, COVID screening questions, pre op testing date and time, confirm your date of surgery and your arrival time. This is also the time to ask any questions you may have.
Where do I go when I come back for my surgery?
The main hospital entrance will open early Monday through Friday at 5:30 a.m. to allow outpatients entering for tests/procedures and surgical patients arriving for their procedures. We ask that you bring and wear your own personal mask. Your temperature will be taken and you will be asked a few questions as part of the screening we do for everyone who enters the hospital, including staff. Once inside, a staff member will escort you to our pre-op surgery department.
Do I need a COVID-19 test before my surgery?
A COVID-19 test will be a part of your pre-surgery testing. Your doctor will let you know if this is needed and will arrange for you to complete your pre-surgery testing within 72 hours prior to the date of the procedure to allow time to receive the test results. If you are tested, you will need to self-quarantine after the test is performed.
Why do I need to self-quarantine after my COVID-19 test?
To protect you, our physicians and staff, everyone entering the building must be free from symptoms of the coronavirus infection. Entering self-quarantine after you’ve been tested for COVID-19 limits your exposure to anyone who may be carrying the virus and prevents the spread of disease.
Will I be allowed to have a family member or friend accompany me to surgery?
One caregiver or support person is allowed for outpatient services if the patient requires assistance. The caregiver or support person will be asked to wait in a designated area. If you are admitted to the hospital, visitors will be allowed to visit during visiting hours once you are in your room.
Current Visitor Guidelines
Bayfront Health Seven Rivers will be making some changes to our visitation policy effective Friday, 8/13/21, due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the community. In order to ensure the safety of our patients, visitors and our healthcare team, these changes are necessary until we see a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases presenting at our hospital. Our patient care philosophy depends greatly on engaging families to be part of the healing process, so at this time we will allow visitors only on a limited basis.
Effective Friday 8/13/2021, the following visitation policy will be in place for Bayfront Health Seven Rivers:
- Visiting hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days per week.
- All visitors must enter through the front lobby entrance, where they will be asked a series of questions to be screened for COVID-19. All visitors must be screened before entering the building at this screening area.
- In order to continue to provide a safe environment, it is mandatory that a face mask be worn the entire time visitors are in the facility.
- Each patient admitted to the hospital will be allowed only one visitor per day and that person must be the same person during that day’s visiting hours.
- Obstetric patients may have one birth coach or care partner. The birth coach or care partner should remain the same person the entire stay. No other visitors will be allowed.
- Visitation in our intensive care unit will have further restrictions due to limited capacity to accommodate visitors. No visitors will be allowed in the intensive care unit without clearance from the director of the ICU or charge nurse and this will be on a case by case basis. Patients approved for visitation will be allowed only one visitor per day.
- Emergency room patients are allowed one visitor in the treatment room once the patient is stabilized. The physician or charge nurse in the emergency room may restrict visitation for any patient based on the patient condition or available space in the emergency department. If the emergency room patient is admitted, the visitor will follow the inpatient visitation rules that apply above.
- All visitors will be provided a laminated visitor pass that must be returned to the main lobby when they leave.
- Patients with visitor restrictions, such as on isolation precautions, will be allowed a visitor when their condition improves. Visitation will be restricted for all patients testing positive for COVID-19.
- Visitors must be at least 18 years or older unless they are the parent of a minor child.
We are committed to providing our community with quality medical services. You can count on us to maintain a safe environment of care in these unprecedented times. Our hospital and caregivers practice infection prevention every day, including wearing face masks and other personal protective equipment, washing hands before and after caring for each patient, and through processes designed to keep all who enter the facility safe. Cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched surfaces and care-giving spaces has been intensified.
Patient Pass Code
Patients receive a pass code during registration. This code serves as authorization to disclose health information for purposes such as communicating results, findings and care decisions to family members and friends who are in possession of the pass code. It is the patient’s responsibility to provide the pass code only to the people he/she wishes to have that information disclosed to. The family member or friend seeking information will need to provide the pass code to the hospital employee in order to receive any information about the patient other than general condition. Pass codes cannot be used after discharge to obtain test results.
At Bayfront Health Seven Rivers, we understand that coming to the hospital as a patient or as a loved one's support person can be a difficult, often overwhelming experience. Whether you’re preparing for a hospital stay or stopping by to see friends and family, knowing where to go and what to bring will help make your visit less stressful. To make your experience easier, we want to provide you with helpful information you may need to plan your visit, such as what to expect, parking instructions, transportation and more.
Learn more about what to expect during your stay by viewing our patient information guide here.