COVID-19 INFORMATION
COVID-19 INFORMATION
View our press releases about COVID-19 here
How do I get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
If you are unable to attend GMC community vaccine clinics when they are announced and would like to receive the Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, please contact the Dawson County Health Department at (406) 377-5213. The Moderna vaccine is available at Albertson's in Glendive by calling (406) 365-3324 to schedule.
What if you think you have COVID-19?
- Testing for COVID-19 is performed at GMC Urgent Care. COVID-19 symptoms include: Sore throat, chills, stuffy nose, fever, cough, aches, ear infection, headache, or GI symptoms. Please do not walk into the clinic or hospital if you have these symptoms, even if you have a routine visit. Reschedule with your provider, or if you want to be seen for these symptoms, please call Urgent Care.
- If you have severe symptoms, please call 911 or the Emergency Department at (406) 345-3314 so they can prepare for your arrival.
For all non-COVID-19 medical care needs:
-
Gabert Clinic and Urgent Care are open with normal hours:
- Gabert Clinic Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. Please call for an appointment at 406-345-8901.
- Urgent Care Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm, Saturday, 10am-2pm. Walk-Ins welcome.
- Emergency Department is open 24/7 for emergency medical needs.
What are the visitor restrictions?
***Visitation Updates as of 5/25/2022***
- All visitors must be healthy and may not display any signs of sore throat, chills, stuffy nose, fever, cough, body aches, headache, or GI symptoms. Upon arrival in Acute Care, please screen at the screening station.
- All visitors are required to wear a mask at all times while visiting.
- All visitors must complete hand hygiene before and after their visit.
- All visitors should practice social distancing during their visit.
- Two healthy visitors per patient at a time in Acute Care, Transitional Care, and Behavioral Health.
- Labor & Delivery - two healthy adults and siblings who are members of the immediate household per patient per day. If the siblings are younger and from the immediate family, they do not have to mask.
- Covid-19 patients may now have one designated visitor for the duration of their hospital stay. Routine visits are limited to one visit for up to two hours per day. For end of life or critical care situations, visitation will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
- Pediatric patients with Covid 19 may have one adult caretaker in the room.
- Surgery allows one healthy adult to accompany a patient.
Extended Care:
- All visitors will be screened for symptoms and receive a visitor badge upon arrival. They must be healthy, with no signs of sore throat, chills, stuffy nose, fever, cough, aches, headache, or GI symptoms.
- All visitors are required to wear a mask at all times while visiting.
- All visitors must complete hand hygiene before and after their visit.
- All visitors must socially distance from other residents and staff during their visit.
- Children 18 and under are allowed to visit but must be able to adhere to the requirements listed above and not roam the facility.
Why We Mask
Patients and visitors are required to wear a face mask while at Glendive Medical Center facilities. Here's why:
- CDC recommends that masks be worn in health care settings, even for fully vaccinated people.
- Health care is different. We are taking care of very sick, vulnerable patients and it's our duty to protect them.
- We're not through the pandemic and COVID-19 is still in our community.
- Community vaccination rates aren't high enough to relax masking standards here.
- Masks and vaccines are proven to work to slow the spread of viruses like COVID-19 and are an easy way to protect our staff, guests, and patients.
Building Access
Upon arrival, all patients, visitors, and vendors will be asked to wear a mask and follow social distancing and hand hygiene guidelines.
The main front entrance will be open from 7:00 am until 7:30 pm daily, Monday-Friday. In the event of a medical emergency, a holiday, or outside these hours, patients will only use the Emergency Room entrance, which is open 24/7 to the public.
Gabert Clinic entrance is open for regular services, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. If you are experiencing viral or Covid-19 symptoms and need to be seen, please call 345-3311 for directions on entrance.
Only vendors and deliveries will be allowed through the loading dock doors.
Please refer here for additional information about COVID-19 from DPHHS.