Trinity Health: Put On Your Masks While Visiting Hospitals, Medical Centers

HARTFORD, CT — The parent company of several hospitals and medical facilities in Connecticut and Massachusetts, including Hartford and Stafford Springs, is urging folks to wear masks while visiting.

The announcement, which came on Friday, Dec. 19, echoes the situation during the 2020 pandemic, when masks were actually required in many settings to combat the COVID-19 disease.

"With safety as a top priority and in light of seasonal, respiratory viral illnesses, Trinity Health Of New England strongly recommends that colleagues, patients, and visitors wear a mask in patient-facing clinical settings throughout our hospitals and ambulatory locations," wrote Trinity Health in a statement Friday.

Trinity Health of New England comprises Saint Francis Hospital and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford; Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs; and Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury.

In addition, Trinity Health includes Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, and Brightside for Families and Children in Springfield, Mass.

Also included is the Trinity Health of New England Medical Group, a primary and multi-specialty physician group with locations across Connecticut and western Massachusetts.

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