COVID Surge Forces Broward Health To Change Visitor Policy
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Broward Health announced Wednesday they will begin limiting the number of visitors entering its hospitals to protect caregivers and patients from the possible spread of COVID-19.
The changes will take effect starting Thursday and will continue until further notice, officials said.
Patients will be allowed one designated visitor a day. Pediatric patients will be allowed two.
Broward Health said it currently has 122 COVID-positive patients across its four hospitals.
"The numbers nationally – and here in our own hospitals – clearly demonstrate that this is now primarily a pandemic of the unvaccinated. In the past two weeks our COVID patient volume has doubled, but with the exception of a few cases, they are all individuals who've unfortunately chosen to not receive the vaccine," said Joshua Lenchus, D.O., interim chief medical officer of Broward Health. "The vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and is the best means by which you can be protected from COVID-19. Please, if you haven't already, get vaccinated!"