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Cayuga Medical Center enforces additional guidelines for patients
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Cayuga County, New York – Cayuga Medical Center and Schuyler Hospital are responding to the increase in COVID cases in Cayuga County by enforcing new guidelines for patients and staff.
All patients and staff, whether vaccinated or not, will need a mandatory COVID test before any surgical procedure, endoscopy, and invasive radiological procedures, starting Monday of this week.
According to health officials, visiting has also been changed to two visitors per person per day between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends.
On the entrance of the hospital, temperatures check as well as screening for other symptoms will be made.
A support person is allowed with a patient undergoing a procedure.
Every visitor must wear a mask without exclusions.
Testing before a procedure needs to be done within 5 business days of the procedure.
A rapid test is necessary for emergency care.
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