 The decision was made as part of the hospitals’
ongoing efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus and protect
patients and health care professionals. Family members and other
support persons will be able to call each hospital for assistance in
checking on patients and should give nursing staff their contact
information.
HSHS Illinois’ nine hospitals are St. John’s Hospital, Springfield;
St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur; St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon;
St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham;
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Breese; Holy Family Hospital, Greenville;
Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville; St. Francis Hospital,
Litchfield; and St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland.
Memorial Health System’s five hospitals are Memorial Medical Center,
Springfield; Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln;
Decatur Memorial Hospital; Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville;
and Taylorville Memorial Hospital.
The new guidelines for both hospital systems are as follows:
• At HSHS IL hospitals, visitors under the age of 18 continue to be
prohibited, unless they are the parent of a child receiving care.
Memorial Health System prohibits visitors who are 16 years old and
younger unless they are the parent of a child receiving care.
• Emergency department: One visitor who must remain in the patient’s
room for duration of visit. (No visitors will be allowed in the ED
for adult patients at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon.)
• Inpatient adult: One visitor during the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
One overnight visitor permitted at MHS hospitals.
• Inpatient at end-of-life: Two visitors. Please call the
appropriate hospital (see list below) for guidance in specific
situations.
• Inpatient obstetrics and maternity: Two support persons; one
overnight visitor at MHS hospitals.
• Pediatrics, inpatient and outpatient: Two parents/guardians.
• Surgery/procedure, inpatient and outpatient: One visitor in the
waiting area only for the duration of the surgical procedure.
• Outpatient services: Patients being provided outpatient services
are encouraged to come alone whenever possible or have visitors wait
outside until services are complete.
• Any patient with intellectual and/or developmental disability or
cognitive impairments: One support person.
• No visitors are allowed for patients being treated or evaluated
for COVID-19 until a COVID-19 infection is ruled out.
The two health systems will also continue the screening process for
anyone entering their hospitals. People entering will have their
temperature checked with a forehead scan thermometer and answer a
brief set of questions. Medical-grade masks are required in all
health care settings.
Individuals will not be allowed to enter if
their temperature is above 100.4 F, if they display symptoms of
acute respiratory illness, including coughing, shortness of breath
and sore throat, or if they refuse to wear a mask.
Family members and friends can call hospitals for assistance at the
following numbers. Each hospital will also have limited access at
designated entrances.
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Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln:
217-732-2161. Main Lobby and Emergency entrances open.
Decatur Memorial Hospital: 217-876-2003. Kirkland and Emergency
entrances open.
Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville: 217-245-9541. Main Lobby and
Emergency West entrances open. Passavant’s transitional care unit is
closed to all visitors.
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield: 217-788-3000. Main Lobby and
Emergency entrances open.
Taylorville Memorial Hospital: 217-707-5555. Main Lobby, South
Entrance and Emergency entrances open.
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville: 217-774-3961. Main Lobby
and Emergency entrances open.
HSHS Holy Family Hospital, Greenville: 618-664-1230. Main,
Rehab/Physical Therapy and Emergency entrances open.
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham: 217-342-2121.
Prairie Heart Institute/Outpatient Entrance, Main Lobby and
Emergency (24/7) entrances open.
HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon: 618-234-2120. Emergency
entrance open for patients only. Outpatients and visitors must enter
the facility at the blue “Outpatient” sign/entrance. Those with
O’Fallon Health Center appointments should use the health center
entrance.
HSHS St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield: 217-324-2191. Main Lobby and
Emergency entrances open.
HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield: 217-544-6464. Main Lobby,
Women and Children’s Center Lobby and Emergency entrances open.
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Breese: 618-526-4511. Main, Medical
Office Building Entrance and Emergency entrances open.
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland: 618-651-2600. Main, Medical
Office Building and Emergency entrances open.
HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur: 217-464-2966. Main Lobby and
Emergency entrances open.
Both HSHS and MHS continue to encourage the unvaccinated to seek
more information about the vaccines available to them. When ready,
they can visit www.HSHS.org/vaccine or call 1-844-216-4707 for an
HSHS vaccine clinic near them, or visit Vaccination.mhsil.com. If an
HSHS or MHS vaccine clinic is not available in your area, contact
your local health department for vaccine clinics and availability
near you.
Both systems also encourage you to continue masking and using social
distancing strategies to slow the spread of the delta variant, a
more contagious strain of COVID-19.
[Micheal Leathers]
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