Banner Health reinstates mask mandate as flu cases surge
Oil City News••health
Key Points:
- Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper has reinstated mandatory masking in all patient areas due to rising flu cases this season.
- All visitors, patients, and medical staff must wear masks in patient areas, with masks provided free at hospital entrances; patients are not required to mask in their own rooms.
- Additional restrictions include no visitors under age 13, supervision of children in public areas, and exclusion of those showing symptoms like fever, cough, vomiting, or diarrhea.
- Visitors are encouraged to practice frequent hand washing or sanitizing to help prevent illness spread within the facility.
- Other seasonal visitor restrictions at Banner Wyoming Medical Center will be lifted on March 31, though the mask mandate end date has not been specified.
