Our Commitment to Safety at Wolfson Children's Hospital
Wolfson Children’s Hospital has long been recognized for quality and safety — and during the COVID-19 crisis, we are enhancing our commitment to keep all patients, physicians, team members and visitors safe.
In Our Hospital and ERs
- While children are only rarely admitted for COVID -19, we still take extreme precautions by:
- Isolating hospitalized COVID-19 patients, separate from non-COVID patients
- Negative-pressure air flow in COVID-19 patient rooms to prevent transmission outside the room
- Using Xenex germ-zapping UV technology to decontaminate rooms
- Designated staff and equipment assigned to COVID-19 units
- COVID-19 testing before surgery that’s available in-house to accelerate patient results
- New protocols for pretesting of surgical and procedural patients for COVID-19
- New protocols to protect patients, physicians and team members from possible COVID-19 exposure during invasive procedures and surgery
- Our care teams have the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to keep you and your child safe
- Limiting the number and ages of visitors
Throughout our continuum of care
- Screening of all patients, physicians, team members and visitors at all entrances for COVID-19 symptoms, including universal temperature screening
- Universal masking for team members, physicians, patients and visitors
- Disinfecting and cleaning common areas with increased frequency
- Increasing emphasis on existing infection prevention measures, such as clean hands only!
- Limiting the number and ages of visitors to outpatient settings and physician offices
- Social-distancing programs to ensure more distance in waiting rooms and other common areas
- Expanding post-hospital care services to help recently discharged patients receive the rehabilitative care they need at home
- Expanding options for care, with virtual appointments available for scheduling as well as carefully coordinated face-to-face visits that may be needed