Safety precautions | Sidney Regional Medical Center

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Patient Safety

While visiting any of SRMC's facility, know that your safety is a top priority. If you see something that may seem as a safety concern, please report to any member of our team immediately.

Doing your part

There are several steps you can take to help slow and even stop the spreading of viruses and infections. Covering coughs, sneezes and keeping hands clean can help prevent the spread of serious respiratory illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough, and COVID-19.

Germs can be easily spread from:

Coughing, sneezing, or talking
Touching your face with unwashed hands after touching contaminated surfaces
Touching objects that may be frequently touched by other people

To help stop the spread of germs:

Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
Throw used tissues in the trash
If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow, not your hands

Remember it’s important to wash hands after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.

Washing your hands is one of the most effective ways to prevent yourself and your loved ones from getting sick, especially at key times when you are likely to get and spread germs.

Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
If soap and water are not readily available, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol to clean hands

To prevent the spread of respiratory disease, avoid close contact with people who are sick. If you are ill, you should try to distance yourself from others so you do not spread your germs by staying home from work or school when possible. Source: cdc.gov

Visiting Hours

Visiting hours are Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 8:00pm
- Acute Care: no more than 2 visitors at a time, unless authorized by provider
  - End-of-Life Care: please use good judgment. When "the end" has come, more visitors may be present.
- OB: 1 support person throughout labor. A second person may be approved by the provider.
- ER: 18+ may have 1 visitor in the ER patient room. Patients under 18 or other circumstances will be determined by provider.
- Clergy DO NOT count as a visitor. They are a spiritual service.
- Continue to use proper hand hygiene.

The SRMC Long Term Care and Assisted Living facilities have specific guidelines. For more information call Long Term Care at 308.254.7303 or Assisted Living at 308.254.4801 for visitor information.

For current regional vaccine details and COVID data, please visit www.PPHD.org.
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Covid Resources

1) The CDC has a website with great information or you can call 800-232-4636

2) For the most recent numbers from Panhandle Public Health or for questions visit PPHD website or a 24/7 hotline at 308-262-5764

3) Of course in the event that you are experiencing flu-like symptoms, you are encouraged to contact your provider. To contact a provider at SRMC: 308.254.5544

With this in mind, the following links (also available on the CDC.gov website) are the most current and helpful tools to decide IF you or someone you know may need to seek medical attention.

Isolation Guidelines

If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate)
Everyone, regardless of vaccination status:

Stay home for 5 days.
If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house.
Continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves.

If You Were Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine)
If you have been boosted, completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months, or completed the primary series of J&J vaccine within the last 2 months:

Wear a mask around others for 10 days.
Test on day 5, if possible.
If you develop symptoms get a test and stay home.

If you completed the primary series of Pfizer of Moderna vaccine over 6 months ago and are not boosted, completed the primary series of J&J over 2 months ago and are not boosted, or are unvaccinated:

Stay home for 5 days. After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
If you can't quarantine you must wear a mask for 10 days.
Test on day 5 if possible.
If you develop symptoms get a test and stay home.

For more information visit: www.cdc.gov.

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