It applies to areas deemed ‘high-risk, inpatient,’ such as the Emergency Department, ICU, Oncology and Labor and Delivery. Masks are optional in other patient spaces. Ascension is also telling ...

It comes after prosecutors confirmed the suspect appeared to have contact with the ICU “for a medical purpose involving another person” — but stopped short of releasing any further details.

All six of the hospital’s ICU beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients on ventilators that day, with each patient requiring proning — turning — at least twice a day to prevent fluid from ...