Overview
- The restrictions take effect Monday, Dec. 8, at all DMC facilities, including the Children's Hospital of Michigan.
- Patients are limited to two visitors at any one time under the updated guidelines.
- Children 12 and under, including siblings and other relatives, are not permitted on inpatient floors or in observation units.
- Visitors 13 and older with a fever, cough, or rash are asked to delay their visit.
- Officials cite pediatric test positivity rising to roughly 21% in recent weeks and last season’s 14 pediatric deaths and more than 33,000 flu-related hospitalizations as they urge residents to get vaccinated.