As we all know, things change frequently in regards to recommendations and policies around COVID 19 and how to best protect ourselves. This goes for RSVP's office and John Muir Hospital as well. We strive to update our policy as needed to best protect our patients and staff.

 

All staff at RSVP are fully vaccinated with boosters. 

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Current Office Policy as of January 1, 2024:

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No limitations on who can join patients during their visits. We do ask to be mindful about space, as we have a small waiting room and exam rooms. We love meeting your children but ask for young children not to attend appointments as RSV infections are high and we have newborns and new parents in our waiting rooms.   

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Patients & Guests must be masked if recent Covid infection in the household per CDC recommendations. 

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For people who are mildly ill with SARS-COV-2 infection and not moderately or severely immunocompromised:

• Isolation can be discontinued at least 5 days after symptom onset (day 0 is the day symptoms appeared, and day 1 is the next full day thereafter) if fever has resolved for at least 24 hours (without taking fever-reducing medications) and other symptoms are improving.

• Loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation​.

• A high-quality mask should be worn around others at home and in public through day 10. A test-based strategy may be used to remove a mask sooner.

• If symptoms recur or worsen, the isolation period should restart at day 0.

• People who cannot wear a mask, including children < 2 years of age and people of any age with certain disabilities, should isolate for 10 days.

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For people who test positive, are asymptomatic (never develop symptoms) and not moderately or severely immunocompromised:

• Isolation can be discontinued at least 5 days after the first positive viral test (day 0 is the date the specimen was collected for the positive test, and day 1 is the next full day thereafter).

• A high-quality mask should be worn around others at home and in public through day 10. A test-based strategy may be used to remove a mask sooner.

• If a person develops symptoms within 10 days of testing positive, their 5-day isolation period should start over (day 0 changes to the first day of symptoms).

• People who cannot wear a mask, including children < 2 years of age and people of any age with certain disabilities, should isolate for 10 days.

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If you have been exposed but hard testing negative or have no symptoms: Please click this link for CDC algorithm for exposure. We ask you wear a mask to your visit for 10 days from exposure. 

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Current John Muir Hospital Policy as of January 1, 2024:

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Labor & Delivery/Post Partum: 2 visitors at a time 

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Labor & Delivery: Max 3 visitors in room, can switch visitors out. Only siblings under 12 years old are allowed. Any children over 12 yr old are welcome, even non-siblings. 

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Post Partum: Max 4 visitors in room, can switch visitors out. Only siblings under 12 years old are allowed. Any children over 12 yr old are welcome, even non-siblings.  

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Pregnancy & Covid 19

A Covid infection in pregnancy is usually mild and poses small risks to mother and baby(s). But for some, the infection can be more severe. While there is limited data on risks of infection during pregnancy to baby, we know Covid infection can negatively affect the health of the placenta. Vaccines and Boosters are safe in pregnancy and highly recommended. Our largest population of pregnant people to get Covid in January 2022, are those who have not had booster.  The Covid vaccines are safe in pregnancy.

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If you test positive for Covid 19, please let the office know via MyChart message. 

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