Southern California Covid-19 Updates
Your safety is our priority
So much has changed in recent months. For us, this means a new landscape in how we deliver care, but with the same commitment to your health that we’ve always had. Learn about the steps we’re taking to protect your health and ours.
- SCREENING. We conduct routine coronavirus symptom screening on patients, visitors and employees.
- MASKING. Our facilities have adopted policies that align with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- DISTANCING. We’re taking steps to ensure appropriate distance between you and other patients, visitors and staff.
- SANITIZING. Our staff are regularly cleaning waiting areas and exam rooms in between visits, and hand sanitizer stations are located throughout our facilities.
- SEPARATING. COVID-19 patients, as well as those caring for them, are safely isolated from the rest of the population.
- VISITORS. We are limiting people coming into our facilities to those deemed essential. This helps maintain appropriate physical distancing and reduces spread of germs.
- VIRTUAL VISITS. For on-demand and routine medical care, we offer virtual visits – a reliable way to see your provider from the comfort your own home.
We’ve always been a leader in safety. These are just some of the additional protocols we’ve put in place to help ensure your safety when you’re with us for care.
Learn more about what we’re doing to safeguard the health and well-being of our patients, caregivers and the community.
Watch Video: Staying safe during surgery
Surgeon Dr. Bob Yin speaks to the safety precautions our hospitals have in place for surgical procedures in place to protect patients from coronavirus exposure.
Watch video: Where to go when you need health care
Primary care physician Dr. John Cheng speaks to the benefits and convenience of telehealth visits with your physician.
Watch Video: For our maternity patients
Obstetrician Dr. Hannah Newburg answers questions regarding safety precautions we’re taking to keep maternity patients safe.
Watch video: Don’t postpone emergency care during the COVID-19 crisis
Emergency physician Dr. Daniel Starr speaks to safety precautions our hospitals are taking to ensure patient safety and what he wants you to know about delaying medically necessary care.
Providence partners with providers across SoCal for community health
Providence has partnered up with five other health care systems with a mission to encourage community members to put health first and access care when needed
Protecting our patients and employees
We are committed to keeping our patients, our staff and our community healthy. To meet this challenge we have created layers of protection for everyone in our hospitals.
Testing for COVID-19
Testing for COVID-19 should be done only if a licensed healthcare provider determines it is necessary and based on symptoms and patient history.
Help fight against COVID
Your support enables our health care teams to respond quickly to urgent and emerging needs during this critical time.
Expanded access to convalescent plasma for treating COVID patients
Responding to the unprecedented challenge fighting coronavirus, the U.S. Government supports expanding treatment to collect convalescent plasma.
Our Updated Visitor Policy
To enhance safety in our hospitals, a temporary no-visitor policy is in effect all Providence Southern California hospitals
Critical Blood Shortage
Blood donation is considered an essential need and is allowed during the current shelter-in-place directive. You can help!
We are a community and we are in this together. Our goal is your good health.
ORANGE COUNTY:
St. Jude, St. Joseph and Mission
APPLE VALLEY:
St. Mary
LOS ANGELES COUNTY:
Tarzana, Saint Joseph, Saint John’s,
Little Company of Mary and Holy Cross