Great Plains Health relaxes some policies for visitors
Contact: Mary Roberts
North Platte, Neb., February 14, 2022 – Great Plains Health is adjusting its visitor policy to allow patients more opportunity to receive visitors.
In most cases now, Great Plains Health is no longer limiting the number of visitors that a patient can receive at one time. Visiting hours for patients with COVID-19 are also expanded to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., which is the standard time for visiting hours across inpatient units.
These policies are consistently monitored and adjusted to reflect current needs and safety standards.
“We know that being able to welcome visitors into our hospital is a huge part of the patient experience,” Tina Pate, chief nursing officer, added. “For patients, visitors can play a significant role in the healing process, so we are excited to make this change for our patients and their loved ones.”
Great Plain’s Health's visitor policies are similar to healthcare counterparts across the state and follow high safety standards.
Visitors are still required to wear a mask during the entirety of their visit, as well as PPE provided on the unit if they are visiting a patient with COVID-19. Visitors must also continue to check-in at the main entrance for a temperature screening.
To read the full policy, please visit here.
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About Great Plains Health
Based in North Platte, Nebraska, Great Plains Health is a fully accredited, 116-bed acute-care regional medical center serving western and central Nebraska, northern Kansas and southern South Dakota. With 90 physicians representing nearly 30 medical specialties, the Great Plains Health system offers advanced health care, including heart and vascular, cancer, and orthopedic surgery services. Great Plains Health is a Level III trauma center, and all of its emergency department physicians are residency-trained and board-certified in emergency medicine. The system employs approximately 1,200 employees and serves a geographic area spanning approximately 16,000 square miles.
The hospital is accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) and is home to an American College of Surgeons-accredited cancer center and Level II bariatric surgery program. For more information, visit gphealth.org.