Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Roswell Park will change its inpatient visitation policy starting Monday, requiring visitors to either have proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test for COVID19.
Starting Monday, December 6, 2021, visitors coming to see inpatients at Roswell Park must show proof of having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or, for unvaccinated individuals, a negative polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) test taken within the past 72 hours. Exceptions will be granted only in rare cases where unusual circumstances present. Acceptable forms of vaccination proof include:
CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card, in paper or electronic copy
New York State Excelsior Pass/Excelsior Pass Plus
NYC COVID Safe mobile app records
The change does not apply to visitors accompanying patients for outpatient, or ambulatory, appointments.
The change comes amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Buffalo and the Western New York region,
Hospital visiting hours remain noon to 6 p.m. every day, including weekends and holidays.
