Effective immediately, only two people are permitted at a patient’s bedside during the day and only one can stay overnight.
The new restrictions only apply to pediatric inpatient units, which remain open and ready to care for patients. There also may be longer wait times, and patients may be asked to share rooms, however patients who are siblings would room together.
According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, as of January 25th, about 9.5% of emergency room visits and just over 4,200 hospital admissions in the state were associated with acute respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, influenza, or RSV.
The MDHHS also says that most Michiganders are not up to date on respiratory illness vaccinations, with only 11-percent having been vaccinated for COVID-19 and just over 23-percent receiving the flu vaccine.
Corewell and the MDHHS are urging all residents to get vaccinated. Masks are optional for patients and visitors at all Corewell sites, except at long-term care, skilled nursing facilities and transplant clinics.
