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St. Vincent Lifts Temporary Visitor Restriction Policy

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2016

(UNDATED) - After a steady decline in the number of influenza cases over the past several weeks, St. Vincent, a member of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and not-for-profit health system, is lifting its temporary visitor restrictions effective April 13, 2016.

Regular hospital visitation policies will resume.

"While visit restrictions can be inconvenient, they are also crucial to providing the safest possible environment for our patients, associates and affiliates," said Dr. Richard Fogel, chief clinical officer at St. Vincent. "We deeply appreciate the cooperation shown by our patient families over the past several weeks."

Upon the recommendation of the Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety - an organization comprised of chief executive, medical, nursing, quality, safety and pharmacy officers from six Indianapolis health systems - St. Vincent initially enacted its temporary patient visitation policy on March 11.

Despite the number of influenza cases leveling off, Indiana residents should continue to heed the following recommendations to prevent the spread of illnesses:

The temporary restriction initially put in place last month will be lifted at the following St. Vincent locations:

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