Masking is required and children under 12 are temporarily prohibited from visiting The Baby Place and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at AdventHealth Hendersonville.
Flu is not the only concern. The updated protocols come amid an uptick in a variety of respiratory illnesses in the region. Mission Hospital and Pardee have not yet announced seasonal flu restrictions.
“Babies can be especially vulnerable to respiratory illnesses,” said Chloe Harden, director of The Baby Place, OB Emergency Department and NICU at AdventHealth Hendersonville. “These additional precautions are simple but important ways we can work together to help protect them.”…