Masks required at all Beebe Healthcare facilities starting Friday

DELAWARE – Beginning at 7 a.m. Friday, Beebe Healthcare will require all patients, visitors, and team members to wear surgical masks at all Beebe locations.

This comes as respiratory illness season begins to peak. Universal masking will apply to all hospitals, emergency departments, cancer centers, outpatient locations, and all Beebe Medical Group practices.

Hospitalized patients will be allowed to remove masks while in their rooms, but must wear them elsewhere. Visitors are only allowed to remove their masks when eating in the cafeteria. This requirement does not change the number of visitors a patient can have.

A surgical mask or higher level of protection such as an N-95 mask is required.