UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND BLUE EARTH CLINIC ARE OPEN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
United Hospital District wants to help you stay up-to-date
with the latest information and health recommendations.
See important details below.
If you have questions regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) please call the Minnesota Department of Health Coronavirus Hotline at 651-201-3920.
You can also visit the following websites by clicking on their links for more information:
Behavioral Health/Mental Health and COVID-19
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Coronavirus Info for all Americans (Coronavirus.gov)
Human Services of Faribault and Martin County
MN Department of Health – COVID-19 Website
Regarding COVID-19
** UHD HOSPITAL AND BLUE EARTH CLINIC ARE OPEN **
United Hospital District is committed to protecting the health of all who come to our facilities. To continue to provide a safe environment for both our patients and staff, we have implemented the following precautions:
ALL PERSONS WILL BE SCREENED UPON ENTRY. Patients will be asked a set of short questions and assessed for health concerns prior to being seen by a UHD Clinician.
URGENT CARE: UHD is not currently offering Urgent Care through our Emergency Room. Please call our Blue Earth Clinic at 507-526-7388 to schedule a Same Day Appointment, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please note that at this time, UHD will only see patients with high-risk health concerns.
EMERGENCY ROOM: any patient seen between 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. will be considered an Emergency Room patient and will be seen in the Emergency Room.
UHD FAIRMONT CLINIC, WELLS CLINIC and WINNEBAGO CLINIC are closed until further notice.
UHD Cafeteria and Gift Shop are closed to the public.
All non-essential community meetings scheduled at any UHD facility are cancelled until further notice.
Effective immediately, visitor restrictions are as follows:
NO VISITORS ALLOWED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
SCREENING: All persons will be screened upon entry to any of our UHD locations. Patients will be asked a set of short questions and assessed for health concerns prior to being seen by a Clinician.
UPDATE: As of May 1st, UHD is accepting donations of handmade cloth face masks.
These masks may be provided to patients and/or staff. All donated masks will be laundered before distribution. Donation boxes can be found inside entrance doors to the hospital and Blue Earth Clinic. Anyone wishing to donate may simply place their handmade masks in the donation boxes, which are accessible 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. and are monitored by UHD staff.
For sewing guidelines, please visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus or www.health.state.mn.us.
Effective, Tuesday, March 17, the following UHD services are limited or postponed until further notice:
CARDIAC REHAB – POSTPONED
PHYSICAL and OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY – LIMITED. Currently seeing only post-operative patients or patients with acute/crucial orthopedic injury.
SURGICAL SERVICES – LIMITED. All patients who may be affected will be contacted.
If you have concerns regarding your scheduled Well Visit, please feel free to reschedule it for a later date by calling us at 507-526-7388.
So We Do Not Overwhelm Our Resources
If you are sick with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, follow the steps below to help protect other people in your home and community:
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- * Stay home. People who are mildly ill with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 can recover at home.
- * Separate yourself from others in your home; this is known as Home Isolation.
- * Use separate bathrooms if possible.
- * Stay away from others as much as possible.
- * Avoid public transportation and ride sharing.
- * Be sure to seek care if you feel worse or think it is an emergency, but call before you present to our facility.
- Call us 24/7 at 507-526-3273.
- *Those meeting testing criteria may be directed to a local testing site.
Again, if you are sick with mild symptoms or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19 but you are able to recover at home, please STAY HOME.
UHD thanks you for your support during this time. We will get through this together!
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