Effective immediately, the following policy shall supersede prior Covid-19 protocol emergency policies for admitting and pre-admissions (including outpatient) to SJH:
- All surgical COVID-19 testing shall be waived for surgical/procedural cases scheduled as either routine or elective (outpatient and inpatient) if: Patient has completed full COVID-19 Vaccination series (mRNA or Jansen Vaccine) or has had a history of previous Covid -19 infection (and has recovered from same within a 90 day period of procedure or surgery) and is free of COVID-19 Symptoms.
Completion of Vaccination series shall be regarded as post vaccination elapsed time of 14 or more days of either vaccine type.
- Patients may be admitted as direct admissions to AMFs provided the Physician/LIP provide documentation of the appropriate vaccination completion and/or Covid-19 infection/recovery as above in #1.
- Emergency Admissions (via the ED) of patients not suspect for Covid-19, and fulfilling criteria in #1, shall not require Covid-19 testing prior to admission. IF ANY DOUBT EXISTS-THE POLICY IS TEST.
*Continued mask use of all patients/staff continue as prior with appropriate social distancing within healthcare facilities*