Published on July 22, 2021
Temporary safety measures return as COVID-19 cases rise
With a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Owensboro Health is bringing back some key safety measures to help slow the spread. While the numbers are not as high as they were last winter, they are climbing, and temporary precautions are needed to keep our patients and team members as safe as possible.
The following safety measures are now in place at all Owensboro Health facilities:
- We’re enforcing visitor restrictions to keep our team members and patients safe. For more information on the current policy (which is subject to change as needed), go to OwensboroHealth.org/Visit.
- All procedural patients will be tested for COVID-19, including fully vaccinated patients.
- Masking is required at all times within any Owensboro Health facility.
Do your part: get vaccinated!
Please do your part to keep our patients and your fellow team members healthy. Wear your mask, watch your distance and wash your hands. If you have not been vaccinated, it’s not too late! Visit OwensboroHealth.org/Vaccine to schedule your shot and keep yourself (and those around you) safe.
Even though numbers are rising, vaccines are working! At Owensboro Health, cases involving vaccinated individuals have been milder, with no deaths or critical care stays.
About Owensboro Health
Owensboro Health is a nonprofit health system with a mission to heal the sick and to improve the health of the communities it serves in Kentucky and Indiana. The system includes Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, nationally recognized for design, architecture and engineering; Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital; Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center; the Owensboro Health Medical Group comprised of over 350 providers at more than 30 locations; three outpatient Healthplex facilities, a certified medical fitness facility, the Healthpark; a weight management program, and the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center.
On average each year, we have more than 19,000 inpatient admissions, deliver 2,000 babies and provide the region’s only Level III NICU. Owensboro Health physicians perform nearly 33,000 surgical procedures, including nearly 150 open-heart surgeries. Our physicians and staff have 90,000 Emergency Department visits and more than 1.25 million outpatient visits annually. Visit our home page for more information.