Christmas in the hospital: There is good news for relatives

Created: 12/23/2022, 4:35 p.m

By: Dominik Stallein

The glowing Christmas tree in the intensive care unit exudes some Christmas normality.

(Iconic image) © Stefan Roßmann

Good news for the festival of love: In the hospitals, relatives can visit their loved ones with significantly fewer restrictions.

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen – In the district clinic on Moosbauerweg Wolfratshausen, patients have been allowed to receive three visitors a day since Friday – previously, visits to relatives were limited to one person per day.

Guests are allowed to stay for a maximum of one hour, the distance regulations must be observed.

Christmas in the district clinic in Wolfratshausen: tests and masks are compulsory, but more visitors are allowed

Anyone planning to spend time with their relatives in the clinic must be tested for the corona virus.

A daily rapid test or a PCR test that must not be older than 48 hours is required for this.

Every day from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. relatives can see their relatives and friends in the clinic in Wolfratshausen.

They bring their ID and the test result to show at the gate.

FFP2 masks are mandatory.

"In the case of underage patients, the visit takes place after consultation with the doctor treating them," the clinic said.

For patients who need to go to the emergency room, a family member may accompany them.

The regulations on Moosbauerweg do not only apply to the holidays: As the clinic reports, the current visiting rules are valid until Monday, January 9th.

Asklepios Clinic in Tölz: New visiting rules apply over Christmas

The Asklepios city clinic in Bad Tölz is also relaxing visitation rights over the holidays.

From December 24th to January 2nd, 2023: Two visitors per patient for a maximum of one hour per day.

Visiting hours are from 12pm to 7pm.

In terms of compulsory testing, the same regulations apply as in Wolfratshausen.

"It is important that our patients can have more visitors and spend time with their loved ones, especially over the holidays.

Nevertheless, caution is still required, ”emphasizes the managing director of the Asklepios Clinic Felix Rauschek in a press release.  

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