Sierra View Medical Center is working around the clock to stay on top of the evolving COVID-19 situation to ensure both excellent patient care as well as family and visitor safety.
In order to align with updated guidance from CDPH, SVMC is adjusting visitor guidelines to the following:
Visitor exceptions will only be made for patients who have no signs or symptoms of COVID-19, are not being tested for COVID-19, and have not tested positive for COVID-19.
For further guideline details regarding visitor restrictions, please find them here.
According to recent CDC guidelines, issued April 13, 2020 universal source control methods should be deployed. This plan includes masking all visitors and patients, with the exception of those under 2 years of age, those with difficulty breathing, those who are unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
For full details regarding masking for patients, please find the guidelines here.
To ensure a safe and comfortable environment for Sierra View Medical Center patients and guests, please be courteous of others and adhere to the following Behavior Guidelines:
As a local hospital committed to the health and wellness of our community, Sierra View Medical Center is also committed to providing a safe and comfortable environment for our patients, guests, volunteers and employees. We provide this for our community by ensuring our campus is tobacco and smoke-free.
As determined by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke and lung cancer among other health issues. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined cigarette smoking to be the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
To help prevent the dangers of smoking and the risks that come with second-hand smoking, Sierra View Medical Center prohibits the act of smoking anywhere on hospital property. This also restricts patients, guests, volunteers and employees from leaving the hospital to smoke on Sierra View grounds. It is the hope of Sierra View Medical Staff that these efforts will help ensure the safety of patients, guests and employees by providing a smoke-free and tobacco-free environment.
Please call ahead to inquire about possible visitation if you have been granted visiting privileges. The phone number to call 559-784-1110.
Please check with a patient's nurse before bringing in food or drinks. Patients often need special diets as part of their care. Once food is taken into a patient's room, it cannot be placed in a hospital refrigerator.
Eating is not allowed in the patient care areas. The only exception is with the support person in the Family Birthing Center.
The hospital's café serves meals daily and vending machines are also available. Eating is allowed only in the café or patio areas.