"COVID Surge Prompts N.J.'s Largest Healthcare Network to Reinstate Mask Policy"
RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey's largest healthcare network, has reinstated its mask policy at all facilities due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Starting Monday, all visitors, volunteers, and vendors must wear face masks in the presence of patients, while outpatients must wear masks at all times. Healthcare staff will wear masks when providing direct care and patients are required to wear masks when leaving their rooms. The network also encourages vaccination and asks visitors to perform a COVID-19 risk assessment before visiting. This decision follows a trend of hospitals reinstating mask policies amid increasing COVID-19 numbers and hospitalizations.
