JRMC lifts most visitor restrictions

     Jones Regional Medical Center (JRMC) will temporarily lift its visitor restriction policy at the hospital.

     The lift on these restrictions is due to the reduced number of influenza cases in the Cedar Rapids metro area. JRMC will continue to be in close contact with the Linn and Jones County Department of Public Health, and if trigger points indicate an increase in influenza activity in the community, the restrictions will be put back into place to provide optimal safety for patients during this flu season.

     JRMC will continue to take precautions in guarding against the spread of seasonal influenza. The hospitals and clinics have hand sanitizer dispensers located throughout their facilities. Visitors should wash their hands before and after visiting a patient, and should cough or sneeze into a tissue or shirtsleeve.