Masks are once more necessary for guests on the largest hospital system in New Jersey.
Since Monday, all visitors at RWJ Barnabas Health’s 14 medical facilities “are anticipated” to put on an acceptable masks, the healthcare system stated.
People are additionally requested to remain away in the event that they’re sick or experiencing flu or COVID-like signs. Anyone who has examined constructive for the virus or been uncovered to somebody who had it up to now 10 days also needs to keep away, RWJ Barnabas Health stated.
Masking can be “strongly inspired” for employees and guests at RWJ outpatient and medical group services.
Although vaccines have been extensively accessible for nearly 4 years and COVID-related deaths at the moment are minimal, more than 100,000 people in New Jersey have examined constructive for COVID-19 this 12 months, in accordance with the state’s on-line dashboard.
The state stated it stopped monitoring how many individuals have been hospitalized with COVID-19 on Nov. 1.
At the peak of the pandemic in 2020 and early 2021, greater than 6,000 individuals have been within the state’s 70 hospitals being handled for the virus.
More than 36,000 individuals in New Jersey died of the virus or of causes associated to the coronavirus.
The hospitals within the RWJ Barnabas Health community embrace:
- Children’s Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick
- Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville
- Community Medical Center, Toms River
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston
- Jersey City Medical Center
- Monmouth Medical Center and The Unterberg Children’s Hospital, Long Branch
- Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Lakewood
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Mercer County
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, New Brunswick
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville
- RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Center, Toms River
- Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth
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