Sumter County Chamber of Commerce

VISITATION UPDATE: We are reinstituting visitation restrictions at all its hospitals because of an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases in southwest Georgia. Ou...r top priority must be protecting our patients. Right now, the COVID-19 transmission rate is dangerously high in the community; therefore, it has become more likely that visitors may bring the virus into our hospitals. For months, we have screened every visitor for virus symptoms, but that is not foolproof. It has also proven difficult to ensure visitors strictly adhere to our COVID-19 safety protocols by wearing masks at all times and avoiding contact with the patients they are visiting." - Dianna Grant, MD, Phoebe Putney Health System Chief Medical Officer Hospital visitation will be suspended beginning Friday, January 8. Exceptions to the visitor restrictions include: -- Obstetric patients. -- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients at Phoebe’s main campus may have one birth parent plus one significant other. -- Patients who are at end-of-life may have up to three visitors. -- Patients with conditions that require a caregiver (as determined by the care team) may have one visitor. -- Minors under age 18 may have two parents or guardians. -- Patients undergoing urgent/emergent surgery or procedures may have one visitor on site during the procedure/surgery. -- Patients in the emergency center may have one visitor, only if that visitor is identified as a medically-necessary caregiver. -- Patients who request spiritual or religious care may be visited by one clergy member. You can get the latest information on visitation rules at www.phoebehealth.com/coronavirus

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Congratulations to the Gammage Print Shop for being December Business of the Month. Your family has indeed my a footprint in the history of Sumter County.

We are now vaccinating healthcare workers and nursing homes!