Madison VA Veterans,

We are writing today to make all of our Veteran patients aware that all Veterans and visitors wear a well-fitted, exam style mask to enter our hospital or clinics.

Our facility already requires that all of our staff wear a well-fitted exam mask to ensure safety against the spread of COVID 19 and all of its variants.  Most community hospitals, including the UW-Madison, already have implemented similar or more strict requirements to ensure the safety of patients, staff and visitors.

When you arrive at one of our facilities, the screening staff will screen you for temperature and symptoms, but also check to make sure you have an appropriate, well-fitted exam style mask to wear in the facility.  If you present to the facility wearing mask that is not clean, well-fitted, a gaiter or a bandana; our staff will politely offer you a facility provided exam mask at no expense and ask that you wear it throughout your visit. 

This simple step will ensure consistency with mandatory face coverings across our facility and will help to make sure we are maintaining the safest possible environment to provide care to our Veteran patients.

We appreciate your cooperation with this change and for taking this one additional small step to keep your fellow Veterans and the staff that care for them safe from COVID-19.