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Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility
Suspends Visitation Due to COVID Positive Staff Member
Published: June 23, 2021 at
02:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
Residential
Health Care Facility Temporarily Suspends Visitation Due to a COVID Positive
Staff Member
LOWVILLE,
NY─ The Residential Health Care Facility (RHCF) has suspended
visitation on all four floors of its facility, effective immediately, due
to a staff member who has 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.
“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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