Visiting hours suspended at Beaufort Hospital due to Debby. What about scheduled surgery?

Severe weather due to Tropical Storm Debby is now affecting health care services in the Beaufort area including visiting hours, elective surgeries and chemotherapy.

The hospital and its emergency room remain open.

But visiting hours are closing beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday. After that time, entry into the hospital will only be through the emergency room entrance.

Here’s other changes planned at the hospital for the duration of any flooding:

▪ Beaufort Memorial physician practices will be closed Tuesday

▪ All three Express Care and Occupational Health clinics will be closed on Tuesday

▪ Outpatient departments will be closed on Tuesday, including outpatient laboratory services.

▪ Elective surgeries planned for Tuesday at the hospital and the Beaufort Memorial Surgery Center have been rescheduled.

▪ Radiation therapy, chemotherapy and infusion services will continue as planned on Monday. But appointments for Tuesday have been rescheduled.

▪ Patient Financial Services (billing) and Medical Records will be closed Tuesday

▪ LifeFit Wellness Center will close as normal at 8 p.m. on Monday, and be closed on Tuesday.

The hospital’s telehealth service, BMH Care Anywhere, remains available 24-hours-a-day to anyone with internet access. Download the BMH Care Anywhere app or visit BMHCareAnywhere.org. For the latest hospital updates visit BeaufortMemorial.org/StormUpdates.

This story was originally published August 5, 2024 at 3:46 PM.

Karl Puckett

The Island Packet

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Karl Puckett covers the city of Beaufort, town of Port Royal and other communities north of the Broad River for The Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet. The Minnesota native also has worked at newspapers in his home state, Alaska, Wisconsin and Montana.