Exceptions will be made for one support person to visit during certain cases, he said. These cases include labor and delivery; pediatric patients; people deemed essential in the care and treatment of the patient, like a caregiver to a developmentally disabled person; compassionate care in end-of-life situations, at the discretion of the medical team; family care conferences deemed necessary by the provider to facilitate significant care decisions; emergency room patients; and ambulatory surgery patients upon discharge, if deemed necessary for the ongoing care and support of the patient.

When exceptions are allowed, he said visitors will be required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, which they will be given, and adhere to all Adirondack Health visitor requirements. All allowed visitors must be at least 18 years old, with rare exceptions handled on a case-by-case basis by the hospital and medical team.