Orlando – In order to maintain a safe environment for patients, guests and team members, Orlando Health has modified its visitor policies. The new policies went into effect Friday, March 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
The changes are as follows:
1. Visitation at Orlando Health – Health Central Park, the organization’s skilled nursing facility in Winter Garden, has been discontinued. Orlando Health will arrange for residents to use electronic communication methods to visit with family members and friends.
- Visitation at the Orlando Health Center for Rehabilitation in Ocoee has also been discontinued. Orlando Health will arrange for patients to use electronic communication methods to visit with family members and friends.
- Visitation at Orlando Health South Lake Hospital’s SkyTop View Rehabilitation Center has been discontinued. Orlando Health will arrange for patients to use electronic communication methods to visit with family members and friends.
- The entry location for outpatient services at the Orlando Health Center for Rehabilitation has been relocated to an alternate door. Signs directing patients to the new entrance are posted.
- All visitors, including outside vendors, to all Orlando Health hospitals will be screened each time they enter the facility. If the screening identifies a symptom of concern, they will not be allowed to enter.
- All Orlando Health hospitals are limiting the number of visitors to two.
- At Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, visitors must be over 18 years old and the same two individuals for the patient’s entire length of stay.
These changes are in response to the growing concerns surrounding the recent coronavirus outbreak. Orlando Health is committed to providing the highest quality of care while ensuring the health and safety of patients, visitors and team members.
