Please review the following updates to Aultman’s mask, visitation and screening policies, effective at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

Masks

• Recently, Aultman conducted a risk assessment using the most current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 community transmission levels and state and local hospital-specific data. As a result, masks will be optional for patients, visitors and colleagues in all Aultman settings. 

Screening

• All patients, visitors, students, customers, contracted workers, vendors and volunteers entering our facilities will need to self-screen. Please refer to signage at all entrances referring to what is expected of all patients and visitors.

Visitation

• Visitation will return to pre-COVID policies.
  • At Aultman Hospital, visitation will be permitted 24/7.
  • At Aultman Alliance, visitation will be permitted 24/7.
  • At Aultman Orrville, visitation will be permitted 24/7.
  • At Aultman Post-Acute (Woodlawn) and the Alliance Community Care Center, visitation will be permitted 24/7.
  • For Aultman Specialty Hospital patients, visitation will be permitted from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Akron Children's Pediatric Unit and NICU at Aultman Hospital will follow Akron Children's Hospital's visitation policies. Please click here to learn more. 
• Visitors to patients who are COVID+ must follow safety guidelines specific to those units.
• Volunteer and pet visitation will also return to normal.
• Please note that visitation policies may change at any time if community spread, hospitalization rates or death rates increase. We will notify you if the policies change.

Aultman Health Foundation offers several COVID-19 vaccination sites throughout Stark and Wayne counties. All appointments can be scheduled via the Ohio Department of Health’s website gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov. Please note: If a provider does not appear in your search results, it means there are currently no available appointments. You are encouraged to check the website regularly for openings.

Following FDA regulatory action, CDC has taken steps to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and allow more flexibility for people at higher risk who want the option of added protection from additional COVID-19 vaccine doses. Click here to see instruction from the CDC about when to get your first booster and who is eligible for a second booster. 

Walk-in COVID testing is available at Aultman Hospital’s outpatient lab and at Aultman North. Testing is also offered at Aultman Alliance Community Hospital and Aultman Orrville Hospital, with a valid order from a physician. For more information, please call the location of your choice:

• Aultman Hospital (Outpatient Lab): 330-363-6447
• Aultman North: 330-305-6999
• Aultman Alliance Community Hospital: 330-596-7127
• Aultman Orrville Hospital: 330-682-3010

For a quick, easy-to-follow guide to help you make decisions and seek appropriate medical care, please click here for more information.