As of this past Wednesday, no more visitors are allowed at any ARH Facilities.

“I’ve been in the health care industry for over 20 years and I’ve never seen this happen before,” said ARH Chief Medical Officer Maria Braman, MD. ”

These are unprecedented times but it is what we have to do in order to insure that our most vulnerable population is safe.”

Dr. Braman stated that the virus is most dangerous to people 60 years of age and older with other conditions such as heart and lung disease.

“Those are 70 to 80 percent of the people that are inpatient in our hospital so we really need to do everything that we can to keep them safe,” said Dr. Braman.
As of now, the only exceptions are with end-of-life cases, one person of the mother’s choosing during labor and delivery, and one responsible adult with pediatric patients.