For Patients with Disabilities or Impairment: One support person is allowed for patients with disabilities or impairment, regardless of the patient’s COVID-19 status. There are no restrictions on visiting hours.

Support persons must:

• Meet clinical criteria used for general visitation, i.e., pass COVID-19 screening. The screening includes a temperature, exposure*, and symptom check, as well as no known COVID-19 diagnosis within the past 20 days, at least 24 hours fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications, and improved symptoms.
• Use PPE appropriate for the patient they are supporting. In the event the patient is COVID-19 positive, the support person must use hospital-provided PPE.

Issues related to access for support persons can be addressed promptly by speaking with the patient’s nurse or another health care professional involved in the patient’s care. If additional assistance is needed, you may dial “0” if you are at the facility or call the facility’s main number and ask for an administrator. 

Visiting Hours:

• Hospital Inpatients: Visiting hours are from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Visitors arriving after 7 p.m. will not be able to enter.
• Emergency Department: No restriction on visiting hours.
• ICU and NICU: Check with the nurse manager.
• L&D / Postpartum: No restriction on visiting hours.

Additional Guidelines:

• All visitors must be 16 years or older.
• All visitors are screened when they enter the facility.
• Visitors with COVID-19 symptoms or other risk factors are not permitted to visit.
• Visitors who have tested positive for COVID-19 may visit only if they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications, have improved symptoms, and at least 20 days have passed since first symptom(s) or first positive test date. If permitted to visit, visitor must:
  • Wear the hospital-provided mask at all times
  • Stay in patient’s room at all times

• Visitors are required to wear the face mask and identification band we provide at all times – even when in the patient’s room.
• Visitors who are permitted to visit a COVID-19-positive patient (e.g., patient with a disability or impairment; or an L&D patient) must wear the mask and personal protective equipment (PPE) we provide.
• Phone calls and video chats are another way to connect with your loved ones.

* Visitor is not allowed if, within the last 14 days, has been within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, when either the visitor or COVID-19-positive person was not wearing a mask. If they have been exposed to a COVID-19-positive person, they must have had a positive COVID-19 test in the last 90 days, but not within the last 20 days (10 days for L&D/NICU).

** Visitor exceptions may be considered for special situations, such as labor & delivery, disabilities or impairments, or end-of-life.

No visitors.

Clergy are considered for special situations and must pass screening for general visitation, which includes screening for symptoms and exposure risk*. Patients should talk to nurse manager to see if clergyperson has been approved for visitation.

No visitors.

One visitor for patients who do not have COVID-19 or are not suspected of having COVID-19. Visitor must stay with the patient in the treatment room at all times. Visitors are not allowed to wait in the waiting room. The designated visitor is allowed to stay in the patient room overnight, and remain with patient if they are admitted to the hospital, regardless of the time. No visitors are allowed for COVID-19-positive or suspected positive patients, except for special circumstances. Visitation may be limited if patient’s medical and/or COVID-19 status changes.

One visitor per patient per day for patients who do not have COVID-19 or are not suspected of having COVID-19. Visiting hours are 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Visitors arriving after 7 p.m. will not be able to enter. Visitors are allowed to stay in the patient room overnight, as long as they arrive before 7 p.m. If patient was admitted from the Emergency Department, visitor is allowed to stay overnight, regardless of the time. No visitors are allowed for COVID-19-positive patients, except for special circumstances. Call the nurse manager for information.

One visitor is allowed per patient per day for patients who do not have COVID-19 or are not suspected of having COVID-19. Check with the nurse manager for visiting hours.

A support person may be allowed depending on the COVID-19 status and exposure risk* of the mother, support person and/or doula, as follows. There is no restriction on visiting hours.

• For L&D/Postpartum doula: No known COVID-19 diagnosis in past 10 days, at least 24 hours fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications, and improved symptoms. No exposure* to a COVID-19 positive person.

• COVID-19-negative patients are able to have one support person who does not have symptoms of COVID-19 and exposure risk*, plus one external, paid, professional care provider (a doula, for example).
• The same support person must remain through delivery; switching with an alternate or secondary support person is not allowed.
  
  • A support person who is COVID-19-positive is able to visit if:
    • At least 10 days have passed since first symptom(s) or date of initial positive test if having no symptoms AND
    • At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without fever-reducing medications AND
    • Symptoms have improved.
    • If the criteria above are not met, a COVID-19-positive support person can visit for delivery only. After delivery, support person will not be able to visit until criteria are met. If a support person is allowed:
      • Support person must wear hospital-provided mask at all times.
      • Support person must stay in mother’s room at all times.
        
      • If support person leaves mother’s room, they should be escorted out by staff and not allowed to return.

• COVID-19-positive patients are able to have one support person who does not have symptoms of COVID-19 or exposure risk*. No outside care provider or doula is allowed.
  • A support person who is COVID-19-positive is able to visit if:
    • At least 10 days have passed since first symptom(s) or date of initial positive test if having no symptoms AND
    • At least 24 hours have passed since last fever without fever-reducing medications AND
    • Symptoms have improved.
    • If the criteria above are not met, a COVID-19-positive support person can visit for delivery only. After delivery, support person will not be able to visit until criteria are met. If a support person is allowed:
      • Support person must wear hospital-provided mask at all times.
      • Support person must stay in mother’s room at all times.
      • If support person leaves mother’s room, they should be escorted out by staff and not allowed to return.

* Visitor is not allowed if, within the last 14 days, has been within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, when either the visitor or COVID-19-positive person was not wearing a mask. If they have been exposed to a COVID-19-positive person, they must have had a positive COVID-19 test in the last 90 days, but not within the last 20 days (10 days for L&D/NICU).

• Two parents/guardians are allowed to visit as long as:
  • Neither parent/guardian has active COVID-19 disease.
  • Neither parent/guardian, within the last 14 days, have been within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, when either the visitor or COVID-19-positive person was not wearing a mask. If they have been exposed to a COVID-19-positive person, they must have had a positive COVID-19 test in the last 90 days, but not within the last 10 days.
    • Mother and partner must wear hospital-provided masks.
    • If both mother and partner are unable to visit, they may designate a single support person who has no COVID-19 symptoms and no exposure* to COVID-19-positive persons in the previous 14 days.
• A previously COVID-19-positive mother and/or partner are allowed to visit if:
• They have gone 24 hours (1 full day) without any symptom(s) and without using fever-reducing medication AND
• 10 days have passed since their first symptom or first positive test date (if asymptomatic).
• Exceptions to visitation by a COVID-19-positive mother and partner may be considered for special situation, such as infant end-of-life.
• Mother and partner must wear hospital-provided masks.
• If both mother and partner are unable to visit, they may designate a single support person who has no COVID-19 symptoms and no exposure* to COVID-19-positive persons in the previous 14 days.
• Check with NICU nurse manager for visiting hours.

* Visitor is not allowed if, within the last 14 days, has been within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, when either the visitor or COVID-19-positive person was not wearing a mask. If they have been exposed to a COVID-19-positive person, they must have had a positive COVID-19 test in the last 90 days, but not within the last 20 days (10 days for L&D/NICU).

No visitors.

One visitor only.

One support person is allowed for patients with disabilities or impairments, regardless of the patient’s COVID-19 status. There are no restrictions on visiting hours.

Support persons must:

• Meet clinical criteria used for general visitation, i.e., pass COVID-19 screening. The screening includes a temperature, exposure*, and symptom check, as well as no known COVID diagnosis within the past 20 days, at least 24 hours fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications, and improved symptoms.
• Use PPE appropriate for the patient they are supporting. In the event the patient is COVID positive, the support person must use hospital-provided PPE.

Issues related to access for support persons can be addressed promptly by speaking with the patient’s nurse or another health care professional involved in the patient’s care. If additional assistance is needed, you may dial “0” if you are at the facility or call the facility’s main number and ask for an administrator.

* Visitor is not allowed if, within the last 14 days, have been within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, when either the visitor or COVID-19-positive person was not wearing a mask. If they have been exposed to a COVID-19-positive person, they must have had a positive COVID-19 test in the last 90 days, but not within the last 20 days (10 days for L&D/NICU).

• If you have symptoms, call your doctor first. Your doctor may order testing based on your symptoms and risk factors.
• Some people can get better at home and may not need to be tested.

View a map of the public test sites and drive-thru testing locations closest to you.

If you are having a planned procedure at Texas Health, you will be tested before the procedure as part of your pre-admission testing. Our scheduling team will call you to set up a testing appointment.

If your Texas Health doctor ordered COVID-19 testing, the doctor’s office staff can help you make the testing appointment.

If you were tested at a Texas Health location

• Results can take up to a week or longer.
• A Texas Health nurse will call you with results. If you are a current Texas Health MyChart user, test results are posted as soon as the result is final.
• While waiting for test results:
  • Stay at home. 
  • Minimize contact with others, including pets.
  • Wear a mask or face covering.
  • Practice safe distancing.
  • Wash your hands often, and sanitize items and surfaces that are touched often.

• If you have tested positive for COVID-19, you will need to stay home, and self-isolate. This means you should avoid contact with others in your household, including pets.
• For more information on how to stay safe during self-isolation, view the Self-isolation Guidelines section below.
• You should self-isolate until you meet the criteria to be around others. Talk to your doctor about when you should discontinue self-isolation. View the criteria below to see guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

1. If you were tested because:

• You had/have COVID-19 symptoms AND
• You were very sick with COVID-19 OR
• You have other health conditions OR
• You have a weakened immune system

Then you will need to call your doctor for advice on how long you’ll need to isolate yourself from others, including pets. 

2. If you were tested because:

• You HAD/HAVE COVID-19 symptoms AND
• You WERE NOT very sick with COVID-19 AND
• You DO NOT have other health conditions AND
• You DO NOT have a weakened immune system

Then you will need to self-isolate in your home until:

10 days have passed since your first symptom(s) AND

• You are fever free for at least 24 hours AND
• You are not using any medication to reduce a fever AND
• Your symptoms have improved.

3. If you were tested because:

• You DID NOT HAVE COVID-19 symptoms AND
• You WERE NOT very sick with COVID-19 AND
• You DO NOT have other health conditions AND
• You DO NOT have a weakened immune system:

Then you need to stay isolated until 10 days have passed since your first positive COVID-19 non-blood (molecular) test.

• You could still have COVID-19, because it can take up to 14 days from the day you were exposed before you have symptoms or positive results.
• You may still need to self-isolate based on your current health and COVID-19 status. You should self-isolate until you meet the criteria to be around others. Talk to your doctor about when you should discontinue self-isolation. View the criteria below to see guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• When you self-isolate, you must avoid contact with others in your household, including pets. For more information on how to stay safe during self-isolation, view the Self-isolation Guidelines section below.

1. If you were tested because you HAD OR HAVE COVID-19 symptoms AND:

• You have other health conditions OR
• You have a weakened immune system OR
• You were very sick with COVID-19:

Then you need to call your doctor for advice. Your doctor can tell you how long you’ll need to isolate yourself from others, including pets.

2. If you were tested because you HAD OR HAVE COVID-19 symptoms AND:

• You DO NOT have other health conditions AND
• You DO NOT have a weakened immune system AND
• You WERE NOT very sick with COVID-19:

Then you will need to self-isolate in your home until:

• 10 days have passed since your first symptom(s) AND
• You are fever free for at least 24 hours AND
• You are not using any medication to reduce a fever AND
• Your symptoms have improved.

3. If you were tested because you were AROUND SOMEONE WITH COVID-19 AND:

• You HAVE NOT TESTED POSITIVE for COVID-19 in the last 90 days:

Then you will need to self-isolate in your home for 14 days since your last contact with that person. Self-isolate means you MUST stay at home. This is important, because you could still get sick for at least 14 days since you were last around that person.

4. IF you were tested because you were around AROUND SOMEONE WITH COVID-19 AND:

• You HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 in the last 90 days:

Then you need to self-isolate in your home until:

• You have recovered completely from COVID-19 AND
• You no longer have any COVID-19 symptoms.