08 Nov UW Health to begin annual respiratory virus season masking
To help protect patients and care teams from illness, UW Health will begin annual masking requirements starting in mid-November and ending in mid-March to align with the usual respiratory virus season.
This year, the respiratory virus season masking requirements will begin Monday, Nov. 11. All UW Health staff, patients and visitors will be required to wear a mask during patient interactions in the following high-risk locations:
Breast centers
Cancer clinics
Chemotherapy clinics
Critical care units
Dialysis
Emergency departments
Infectious disease clinics
Infusion centers
Johnson Creek Regional Cancer Center
Pulmonary clinics
Radiation oncology
Rheumatology clinics
Transplant Clinic
Urgent care
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