COVID-19 | PROTOCOLS SSM Health to stop requiring all patients and visitors to wear face masks DAVID WAHLBERG Mar 14, 2023 Mar 14, 2023 Updated May 10, 2023 Staff care for a COVID-19 patient in 2021 in the intensive care unit at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DAVID WAHLBERG SSM Health will stop requiring all patients and visitors to wear face masks starting Wednesday, the organization said Monday.kAm%96 =@@D6?:?8 @7 E96 F?:G6CD2= >2D< A@=:4J[ H9:49 DE2CE65 D9@CE=J 27E6C E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4 9:E :? |2C49 a_a_[ 4@>6D 2D 7656C2= 962=E9 6>6C86?4:6D C6=2E65 E@ r~'xs\`h 2C6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^962=E9\>65\7:E^`\e\>:==:@?\:?\H:D4@?D:?\@?\>65:42:5\?665\E@\C6?6H\7@C\7:CDE\E:>6\D:?46\4@G:5^2CE:4=60ff`c5c4c\efe5\dfef\hge_\b3gg_d5d23ff]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmD4965F=65 E@ 6IA:C6 |2J ``k^2m] {2DE H66<[ !F3=:4 w62=E9 |25:D@? 2?5 s2?6 r@F?EJ D2:5 :ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^962=E9\>65\7:E^52?6\4@F?EJD\7C66\4@G:5\`h\E6DE:?8\4=:?:4\E@\4=@D6^2CE:4=6032462`25\`f_f\dh`g\272e\7fd`g65efc26]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm7C66 4@>>F?:EJ r~'xs\`h E6DE:?8 4=:?:4 H:== 4=@D6 pAC:= `ck^2m 27E6C @A6C2E:?8 7@C ?62C=J E9C66 J62CD]k^Am People are also reading… Walworth County conducting Clean Sweep recycling events Oct. 2-3 'Gonna win the World Series': Why to be optimistic about the Brewers A Badger football tradition; the youth athletes that support the team Week 6 high school football scores Brewers Double-A team, Biloxi, falls just short of league title Lake Geneva alders reject proposal for new finance committee Town of Delavan to host annual Oktoberfest on Oct. 3 St. Francis de Sales School cuts ribbon on expansion project Ecological restoration planning begins on Hillmoor property Packers' shaky start leads to on-the-fly reshaping of offensive line Road work begins on Cook Street in downtown Lake Geneva Tourism Commission mulling options for grant program Walworth County to host Aging and Abilities Resource Fair on Sept. 24 Bucks, Uline partnership for jersey patch draws ire of fans Two Racine doctors receive congressional Healthcare Hero awards kAm$$| w62=E9 D2:5 :E H:== 4@?E:?F6 D4C66?:?8 A2E:6?ED 2?5 C6BF:C:?8 >2D<D 7@C E9@D6 H:E9 <?@H? @C DFDA64E65 r~'xs\`h :?764E:@?D[ 2D H6== 2D 2?J@?6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 DJ>AE@>D @7 FAA6C C6DA:C2E@CJ :?764E:@?] $E277 H:== AC@G:56 >2D<D 7@C A2E:6?ED H9@ ?665 E96>] |2D<D H:== ?@ =@?86C 36 F?:G6CD2==J C6BF:C65]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm“(6 2C6 >2<:?8 E9:D 492?86 :? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story 1.6 million in Wisconsin on Medicaid need to renew for first time since COVID-19 began An estimated 309,000 people are expected to lose coverage, but many should be able to get insurance through jobs or the federal marketplace. Dane County's free COVID-19 testing clinic to close At-home tests can be ordered for free through May and purchased at stores, pharmacies and online. Oakwood Village residents prepare to move into new nursing home on Madison's West Side The 60-bed facility, which is replacing one with 70 beds, comes as the number of nursing homes in Wisconsin is declining. 3 Madison-area nursing homes under fire after series of 'immediate jeopardy' citations The Bay at Belmont in Madison had the most violations in the state, while Belmont, Middleton Village and Waunakee Manor are on a federal list … Meriter owner UnityPoint Health plans merger with New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare The move comes after Iowa-based UnityPoint Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health in 2019 pursued a merger that didn't materialize. SSM Health, UW Health team up on orthopedic surgery The move comes after 11 orthopedic surgeons who resigned from SSM Health last year opened a competing practice in Madison this week. WPS Health Solutions names new CEO Wendy Perkins, chief management officer at WPS, will become CEO April 1. 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1.6 million in Wisconsin on Medicaid need to renew for first time since COVID-19 began An estimated 309,000 people are expected to lose coverage, but many should be able to get insurance through jobs or the federal marketplace.
Dane County's free COVID-19 testing clinic to close At-home tests can be ordered for free through May and purchased at stores, pharmacies and online.
Oakwood Village residents prepare to move into new nursing home on Madison's West Side The 60-bed facility, which is replacing one with 70 beds, comes as the number of nursing homes in Wisconsin is declining.
3 Madison-area nursing homes under fire after series of 'immediate jeopardy' citations The Bay at Belmont in Madison had the most violations in the state, while Belmont, Middleton Village and Waunakee Manor are on a federal list …
Meriter owner UnityPoint Health plans merger with New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare The move comes after Iowa-based UnityPoint Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health in 2019 pursued a merger that didn't materialize.
SSM Health, UW Health team up on orthopedic surgery The move comes after 11 orthopedic surgeons who resigned from SSM Health last year opened a competing practice in Madison this week.
WPS Health Solutions names new CEO Wendy Perkins, chief management officer at WPS, will become CEO April 1. She'll replace Mike Hamerlik, who is retiring.
UW Hospital unlawfully charged patient for electronic medical records, Wisconsin Supreme Court rules The hospital's vendor charged a Sun Prairie woman $110 in per-page fees, in violation of state law, the court ruled.
With COVID-19 emergency ending, officials urge vigilance, vaccination Vaccines, tests and treatments are still available for free, but that could change after the federal public health emergency ends May 11.
