Visitor Restrictions

VISITORS effective from 11.00am Monday 2 May            

Patient areas/General wards   

• Each patient can have one (1) visiting session per 24hrs, and a maximum of two (2) visitors during that session 

• Each visitor can attend for a maximum of two (2) hours  
• Visits must occur during the ward's visiting hours 

Families and loved ones are encouraged to coordinate their visits to ensure they are adhering to restrictions and there are no more than 2 people on site. 

COVID or quarantining wards 

• Visitors will not be permitted except for end-of-life reasons 

At the entrance to the hospital, visitors will be required to:  

• Answer questions asked by the entrance screeners   
• Wear a mask provided by Grampians Health 

Please note that anyone considered a close contact or household contact of a COVID-positive person will not be permitted entry. 

If you are currently COVID positive or a household contact and are wanting to visit a patient who is currently at end of life, please call the hospital to arrange your visit.

ACCESS  

In order to keep our patients and others safe during this time of increased concern, we are asking members of our community to think carefully about your need to visit BHS sites.  

If you do need to attend, please note that: 

• Entry is only through the Gardiner Pittard foyer entrance via either Drummond Street or the hospital car park.  
• The Sturt Street entrance is only for BRICC oncology patients.  
• The Emergency Department entrance is only for Emergency Department patients. 

Please continue to follow signs and directions regarding access as these continue to change.

VISITORS effective from 11.00am Monday 2 May                 

Patient areas/General wards   

• Each patient can have one (1) visiting session per 24hrs, and a maximum of two (2) visitors during that session 
• Each visitor can attend for a maximum of two (2) hours  
• Visits must occur during the ward's visiting hours 

Families and loved ones are encouraged to coordinate their visits to ensure they are adhering to restrictions and there are no more than 2 people on site. 

Quarantining wards: 

• Visitors will not be permitted except for end-of-life reasons 

At the entrance to the hospital, visitors will be required to:  

• Answer questions asked by the entrance screeners   
• Wear a mask provided by Grampians Health 

Please note that anyone considered a close contact or household contact of a COVID-positive person will not be permitted entry. 

If you are currently COVID positive or a household contact and are wanting to visit a patient who is currently at end of life, please call the hospital to arrange your visit.

ACCESS  

In order to keep our patients and others safe during this time of increased concern, we are asking members of our community to think carefully about your need to visit BHS sites.  

If you do need to attend, please note that: 

• For Inpatient Rehabilitation go through the entrance on Eyre Street  
• For Gandarra and GEM please enter through their respective front entrances on Ascot Street  
• All other services are accessed via the Ascot Street main entrance.  

Please continue to follow signs and directions regarding access as these continue to change.

VISITORS updated 21 June 2022              

Visiting is still heavily restricted.

For permitted visits:

• The visit is to be scheduled with the facility
• The visit is limited to two (2) visitors at a time between 11am and 6pm, 7 days per week, with a maximum of five (5) visiting sessions per day per resident
• The visit is for a maximum of 60 minutes
  • Please note, the facility will make variations to visiting rules in compassionate and exceptional circumstances
• All visitors must wear facility supplied personal protective equipment including eye protection, and
  practice hand hygiene upon entry, following staff instructions
• Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT's) for:
  • all visitors over the age of 18 to Public Sector Residential Aged Care (PSRAC's) facilities
  • and, visitors under the age of 18 are required to have a parent or guardian make a declaration that they meet all the criteria for entry
  • tests available at the entry
• The visit is to occur in the resident’s room or outside (not within communal areas) if visitor is not vaccinated
• The visitor must remain at a safe 1.5 metre social distance from the person they are visiting, staff and
  any other residents within our facility
• The visitor must not have travelled overseas in the past 7 days
• The visitor must not have been in contact with a person positive with COVID-19 in the past 7 days
• The visitor must not have any cold, flu or respiratory symptoms, i.e. fever, sore throat, cough,
  temperature, runny nose or shortness of breath
• The visitor can bring food into the facility in a container that can be wiped clean and meets
  current BHS policies regarding food from outside facilities
• Please also note that while the requirement to quarantine when you have a family contact has been removed, the direction is still that you are not to visit care facilities during what would have been the seven-day quarantine period

If you have any specific concerns regarding our response or any other issue, please email: residential@bhs.org.au or call 5320 3620.

Our facilities include:

• Talbot Place
• Eureka Village Hostel
• Geoffrey Cutter Centre
• Hailey House
• Jack Lonsdale Lodge
• James Thomas Court
• B. Messer Hostel
• S. Hobson Nursing Home
• Bill Crawford Lodge
• Steele Haughton
• Transition Care Program (TCP)