UPMC now recommending, not requiring masks at all facilities amid respiratory illness surge
Masks are recommended in inpatient care facilities, like hospitals outpatient centers, urgent care and senior living facilities.
UPMC Reinstates Mask Mandates As Respiratory Illnesses Surge across US
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), one of the largest hospital systems in the United States, is reinstating mask mandates in response to rising cases of respiratory illnesses driven by multiple viruses.
UPMC to reimplement masking policy to help combat rise in respiratory illnesses
Officials with UPMC confirmed Monday that the healthcare system will once again be implementing its masking policy to help combat a recent rise in respiratory i
UPMC will soon require masks in all hospitals, outpatient areas due to rise in respiratory illnesses
PITTSBURGH — UPMC said that it will soon require all patients, visitors, support persons and staff to wear masks in its patient care areas due to a rise in respiratory illnesses. Masks will be required in all UPMC hospitals and outpatient areas starting on Feb. 12, according to a Facebook post on the Children’s Community Pediatrics page.
UPMC will require masks for patients, visitors and employees
All UPMC health system facilities, including its hospital at 1500 Highlands Drive in Warwick Township, will require facemasks starting Wednesday due to a rise in cases of respiratory viruses.
Mask Mandate Returns to UPMC Hamot as Respiratory Illness Surges
So far the other hospital systems in the area have not followed suit, but AHN Saint Vincent said they are seeing a spike in flu cases.
With flu cases on rise, UPMC issues mask recommendation for its facilities
Increasing cases of respiratory illness across central Pennsylvania prompted at least one hospital system to revisit its masking policy, urging visitors to mask up to prevent further spread.
Masking recommended, not required in UPMC facilities despite initial guidance
After multiple news outlets reported that UPMC would require masking in all of its facilities this week, the company confirmed no such mandate is scheduled to go into effect. Several news outlets on Tuesday published stories that UPMC would require masks within their facilities starting Wednesday,
Masks at UPMC 'strongly encouraged' but not required
A UPMC spokesperson says the health system’s policy now states that masks are “strongly encouraged” as flu, Covid and RSV cases are on the rise.
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