R.I. Hospital tightens visitation to 3-hour window amid COVID-19 surge

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IN LIGHT OF RISING COVID-19 CASES, Lifespan Corp. announced on Jan. 5 that it has updated its visitation policy
IN LIGHT OF RISING COVID-19 CASES, Lifespan Corp. announced on Jan. 5 that it has updated its visitation policy "to ensure the safety of patients and staff," including a three-hour time span for visits and a limit on the number of visitors for inpatients at Rhode Island Hospital.
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp., the state's largest hospital system, announced on Wednesday that it's tightening visitation policies, limiting visitors for inpatients at Rhode Island Hospital and restricting them to a three-hour window, after daily COVID-19 infections reached record numbers in Rhode Island this week. Lifespan said the new policy will take effect on Thursday. "In…

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