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LCHS Residential Health Care Facility Temporarily
Suspends Visitation Due to COVID Positive Staff
Published: May 18, 2021 at 05:30 p.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May
18, 2021
Residential Health Care Facility Temporarily Suspends Visitation
Due to COVID Positive Staff
LOWVILLE, NY─ The Residential Health
Care Facility (RHCF) has suspended visitation on all four floors of its
facility, effective immediately, due to two staff members who have tested
positive for COVID-19.
According
to New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) visitation guidelines, when
a new case of COVID-19 among residents or staff is identified, the nursing
home should immediately begin outbreak testing and suspend all visitation
until at least one round of facility-wide testing is completed.
The
RHCF continues to test staff weekly and has initiated outbreak testing for
all residents. “This will allow us to identify the scope of the outbreak
and if specific floors will have continued suspension of visitation,”
stated Debra Wurz, Nursing Home
Administrator.
The
facility will keep you informed as we get more information and notify
resident families and the community when any visitation can resume.
The
complete NYSDOH guidelines are available on the health system’s website at https://www.lcgh.net/coronavirus.
Thank
you in advance for your understanding and patience as we work to keep your
family members, friends, and our Residential Health Care Facility staff
safe.
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