Bryan Health is implementing the following patient support person guidelines beginning Monday, June 1, 2020.
For patients with COVID-19:
No support persons are allowed for patients with a pending COVID-19 test, or with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.
For patients without COVID-19:
Non-Surgical inpatient in general care
- One healthy, adult support person is now allowed from 5 a.m. to noon
Patient is having surgery with overnight stay expected
- Support person may stay with patient for one-hour after transfer to inpatient room following surgery
- Subsequent days, one healthy, adult support person is now allowed, 5 a.m. to noon
Patient is having outpatient, same-day surgery
Patient is having a diagnostic test/interventional procedure
Patient is going to Bryan Heart, Specialty Clinic and/or tenant office:
- One healthy, adult support person is allowed for the duration of visit to provide assistance and transportation
These existing guidelines continue:
One healthy, adult support person is allowed in these areas or situations 24/7
- Emergency Department
- Bryan Family Birthplace – one labor partner
- NICU – parents/guardians (two allowed)
- Pediatrics – one parent/guardian
- Dependent adult needing special assistance
End-of-life care – number of support persons to be determined by patient’s nurse and administrative manager
All support persons must:
- Wear a mask
- Pass screening questions
- Pass temperature check
Other ways you can connect with a patient at Bryan Medical Center:
- Use our Friends & Family Portal to get hourly updates on your loved one
- Phone a patient’s room directly by dialing:
- Bryan East Campus: 402-481-1xxx (patient room number)
- Bryan West Campus: 402-481-9xxx (patient room number)
- Bryan Women’s & Children’s: 402-481-7xxx (patient room number)
- Intensive care unit, Bryan East Campus: 402-481-3640
- Intensive care unit, Bryan West Campus: 402-481-9225
- Use your personal devices to communicate (smart phones, iPads, tablets, laptops)
- Should a patient need a charging device, those are available through volunteers and customer care by calling 402-481-3032
- Flower and gift orders are available through Lori’s Gifts at Bryan by calling 402-481-8359 (Bryan East Campus) or 402-481-4852 (Bryan West Campus) or order online
- Request an eGreeting be sent to a patient, delivered Monday-Friday
- Greetings mailed through US Postal Service will be delivered to patients, Monday-Friday
- To request a special occasion acknowledgement (birthday, anniversary, etc), please contact volunteers & customer care at 402-481-3032
All retail locations within our medical center locations (cafeterias, Bryan Bean Cafes, gift shops) are closed to the general public, but open to individuals onsite to support a patient. Cash is not currently accepted at any of our retail dining locations. Please use a debit or credit card.
To get more information visit the Bryan Health Website https://www.bryanhealth.com/patients-visitors/covid-19-visitor-restrictions/