COVID-19

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT VISITING RESTRICTIONS

Tempe St. Luke's Hospital is fully prepared to care for our patients and our community. 

Out of an abundance of caution, we will implement visitor restrictions. This is in response to the increased presence of COVID-19 in our community and is designed to further protect our patients, their families and our staff.

We remain ready to serve all of your health care needs and have taken the necessary steps to ensure patients can receive care in a safe environment.

Our stringent safety measures include: mandatory wearing of masks, social distancing in waiting areas, and vigilant cleaning in all areas, which includes the use of EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectants validated for use against COVID-19. We also pre-screen all patients scheduled for procedures, and screen everyone before they enter the hospital.

Effective 2/26/2021 Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital will begin allowing visitors that meet the following requirements.

• Upon arrival, ALL visitors will be screened and have their temperature checked. Attorneys of patients and companions for patients with intellectual and/or physical disabilities are not considered visitors but must be screened.
• One visitor (over 18 years of age) per patient per day will be permitted into a patient’s room. Visitors will not be permitted if the patient has COVID-19 or is suspected to have COVID-19
• Visitor Entrance will be open between 7:00am- 7:00pm at the main entrance of the hospital
• Visitors are required to wear masks throughout their visit and are asked to hand sanitize upon entering and leaving the facility and any patient room
• All waiting rooms allow for social distancing and have limited capacity. If social distancing is not possible, visitors may be asked to wait outdoors or in their cars
• Surgical patients are allowed one visitor in the surgical waiting room.
• Maintain social distancing while in the facility
• Remain in the patient’s room during the visit
• No one under the age of 18 years old (unless the visitor is a child of a patient)
• People waiting to visit a patient should wait outside, rather than in hospital waiting rooms, until the time of their visit
• No time limit to visit

Exceptions include:

• End-of-life Patients: One visitor at a time. Other family members must remain outside the facility, they can rotate in at the discretion of the health care team
• COVID Confirmed or PUI Patients: No visitors at this time
• Patients with physical or intellectual disabilities: One support person over the age of 18 will be allowed for patients with physical or intellectual disabilities, regardless of the patient’s COVID status. Support persons are not considered visitors. Support persons must:
  • Adhere to all of the visitor guidelines
  • Use PPE appropriate for the patient they are supporting. In the event the patient is COVID positive or suspect positive, the support person must use hospital-approved PPE.  
  • Other Special Circumstances not defined above must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis with Infection Control.

Anyone who feels sick and is not seeking care is asked to avoid visiting hospitals or other health care facilities for the protection of patients, hospital staff and the community.

We encourage family members and friends to use alternative ways to interact with their loved ones, including phone calls, Facetime and Skype.