To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and for the safety of our patients and staff, visitation is currently limited at our hospitals and outpatient facilities. This includes visitation to inpatients, emergency departments, outpatient surgeries and procedural areas.
Exceptions to this policy may be made for ADA hospital support person or end of life.
Proof of Vaccination / Screening:
Yale New Haven Health will no longer require hospital visitors to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
Visitors and patients will still be required to wear masks in all Yale New Haven Health facilities.
While our region has high vaccination rates, and a declining infection rate, Yale New Haven Health will periodically reassess the need for a testing requirement based on the latest science, COVID-19 variants, and evolving state of the pandemic, and may reinstitute testing – or vaccine requirements – for visitors if necessary to protect our patients, their families and our employees.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that masking is a critical public health tool for preventing spread of COVID-19. To the extent possible, patients and visitors must wear a health system approved mask while at any of Yale New Haven Health’s hospitals, outpatient centers, ambulatory sites or clinics. Masks are to cover both the nose and mouth. Patients and visitors who arrive with a cloth mask, gaiter, bandana or mask with exhalation valves will be provided a health system approved face mask. Learn more about face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thank you for your help in reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 in our communities.
Please call the Yale New Haven Health
call center with questions:
833-ASK-YNHH (833-275-9644)
We encourage family and friends to remain connected to their loved ones through virtual resources.
FaceTime
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Zoom
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MyChart Proxy Access
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