Helpful information about Coronavirus (COVID-19).
CHI Memorial is closely monitoring all developments with COVID-19, and our staff is following the latest guidance from local and state health officials as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The safety of our visitors, patients, employees, and physicians remains our highest priority. We will continue to provide updates on this page as more information becomes available.
Are you experiencing fever, cough, and shortness of breath? If you think you may have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms or exposure, please stay at home to protect yourself and others. The best first step is one of our remote resources:
Emergency Department staff at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson encourage social distancing by holding signs which read, "We stay here for you. Please, stay home for us."
Certain behavior changes can help prevent the spread of coronavirus in our communities. Many states have implemented orders asking people to stay home and restricting large gatherings, and people are encouraged to practice “social distancing” by avoiding crowds and remaining 6 feet apart from each other while in public places.
Many members of the community have generously offered to make cloth masks. As we have engaged our teams in planning for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients, we have identified those employees who may wear cloth masks instead of the traditional surgical mask. Therefore, in an effort to preserve our supply of loop masks and to prepare in the event of a surge, we are asking the community for cloth mask donations. These cloth masks are only used by employees who are working in a non-patient encounter areas. That is, those employees who are not in the vicinity of patients and are working in areas not frequented by patients. In direct patient care areas, employees will continue to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) following the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Completed masks should be packaged securely and delivered to one of the following locations:
If you have any questions, please email foundation@memorial.org.
Ellie Odle, Girls Preparatory School student, sewing masks for CHI Memorial.
Effective Thursday, March 19, 2020, a new visitation policy is in effect. CHI Memorial is adopting a highly restrictive visitation policy designed to protect our patients and associates. Please read carefully.
The following programs and meetings are suspended until further notice:
For information about COVID-19 testing, please contact the appropriate state screening hotline:
More information
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Alabama Department of Health | Georgia Department of Public Health | Hamilton County Department of Health | Tennessee Department of Health
