VHA introduced COVID-19 Health Protection Levels to enhance safety for our valued Veterans, visitors and employees. When health care facilities are in areas of high transmission, CDC recommends universal masking for those in areas of the facility where patients could be encountered. Please see the below table for the site of care you are going to and the associated safety precautions to be taken at that site, according to the COVID risk level at the particular site: low, medium, or high. Safety precautions are listed below the following table.
