The LBJ Hospital has made a change to its rule for caregivers of in-patients.
Since the community spread of COVID, LBJ instituted strict procedures banning visitors and basically prohibiting caregivers for in-patients, except in special circumstances.
But once a caregiver goes into the hospital ward where their relative is admitted, they had to remain for the duration of hospitalization of their patient.
The Acting Chief of Staff of LBJ Hospital, Dr. Abraham Leiato explained, during yesterday’s press conference of the COVID-19 Task Force, that with the easing of restricting per the Emergency Declaration of May 27th, the medical committee has revised this rule.
He said, caregivers can now leave the wards after 3 days and return. He added that discretion is given to the doctor and nurse tending to a patient to decide if the period that a caregiver can leave is shortened.
Dr. Le’iato said, they are monitoring the current plateau of the COVID spread and if it continues on this path, they will look at changing the policy.
According to a senior nurse, they need the help of caregivers and having them present in the wards allows training for them on how to care for patients at home when they are discharged.
With the former policy, caregivers stayed away because they didn’t want to remain the whole time their family members are in hospital.
