Tag Archives: Visitation

Cookeville Regional Medical Center beginning to return to normal operations following more than two years of COVID procedures. CEO Paul Korth said new policies will most likely be announced later this week “Case numbers are lower than usual, and as we’ve talked in the past it’s something that we look at every day and every week here,” Korth said. “One ... Read More »

The approaching holiday season and a low number of in-house COVID patients has caused Cookeville Regional to change its visitation policy. Starting Wednesday, all general, ICU and COVID patients can have one visitor at a time with the option to swap out. Two visitors will be allowed for OB patients, and one visitor with no swap out allowed for the ... Read More »

Overton County Health and Rehab has put a pause on new admissions into the facility due to county COVID numbers. Public Relations Director Scott Stevens said this policy will be addressed on a day to day basis. Stevens said that in-person visitations will also stop, returning to virtual visitation. Stevens said the exception will be compassionate care situations like hospice. ... Read More »

Livingston Regional Hospital has expanded to open visits for all patients. Physician Relations and Marketing Director David Cox said the decision is meant to improve patient satisfaction and care. “This allows an unlimited amount of visitors to be able to come into the hospital,” Cox said. “Of course, we are still requiring masks, and we are also still requiring temperature ... Read More »

Falling COVID numbers has led to an easing of visitor policy restrictions at Livingston Regional Hospital. Director of Growth and Outreach David Cox said that patients will be allowed one healthy visitor per day. Including one companion for outpatient appointments and one support person for pregnancy patients. Cox said visitation is being limited from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM so ... Read More »

Local nursing homes are finding ways to keep the holiday spirit alive among residents as COVID has changed the landscape of visitations. Life Care Center of Sparta will not have visitors, but families can still interact with residents in a special way. Activities Assistant Nicole Fignar said people can still watch loved ones open gifts safely. “We do have some ... Read More »

Livingston Regional Hospital will reopen for visitation starting Monday. Patients who qualify will be allowed one visitor per day. Livingston Regional Director of Physicians Relations and Marketing Hospital David Cox said at risk or Covid patients will not be permitted visitors. “All visitors will be screened with temperature checks and asked a few questions to allow them admission to see ... Read More »

Beginning July 6th, the Putnam County Jail will re-open visitations by appointment only. Visitations will be limited to two people per inmate. Appointments can be scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Each scheduled session will last 30 minutes. Officials ask visitors to not come 10 minutes before or after your scheduled time. As Covid numbers drop, ... Read More »

The Putnam County jail will reopen for visitors June 15. Sheriff Eddie Farris said there won’t be a lot of changes in response to social distancing since there is a glass barrier between the inmate and visitor. “It gives us time to go back and clean those stations and disinfect before new folks or new visitors come in the building ... Read More »