Protecting our patients is top priority with flu season in full swing

Visitor restrictions now in effect at all Community Health Network hospitals

Indianapolis—Starting Monday, December 5, 2022 temporary visitor restrictions will take effect at all Community Health Network hospitals in Central Indiana. This includes Community Hospital North, Community Hospital East, Community Hospital South, and Community Heart and Vascular Hospital in Indianapolis, Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo, and Community Hospital Anderson.

The CDC flu map shows flu activity is now widespread in Indiana.

Community Health Network is working closely with the Marion County Health Department and joins other Indianapolis hospitals in implementing Tier One of the Patient Visitation Policy. The temporary visitor restrictions at all our hospitals include:

• No visitors with flu-like illness, fever, or cough.
• No visitors under age 18.
• Only immediate family or partner will be allowed to see patient.
• No more than two visitors at a time per patient.
• Visitors must wear a mask in patient room when requested.
• Those with influenza/respiratory symptoms may not visit.

These restrictions are part of our commitment to ‘patients first’ by keeping our hospital environment as healthy as possible.

About Community Health Network
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Community Health Network has been deeply committed to the communities it serves since opening its first hospital, Community Hospital East, in 1956. Community Health Network puts patients first while offering a full continuum of healthcare services, world-class innovations, and a new focus on population health management. Exceptional care, simply delivered, is what sets Community Health Network apart and what makes it a leading not-for-profit healthcare destination in central Indiana. For more information about Community Health Network, please visit eCommunity.com.