COVID-19 Update

At this time, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center is monitoring the situation with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) closely. Our patients’ safety and well-being are very important to us, and we want to support patients and their families by providing some resources and answers to questions.

For our patients on Labor & Delivery, we have made important changes to our visitor policy. At this time, we are allowing one constant, asymptomatic birth support person for laboring patients. Please see NYP's General Visitation Guidelines(link is external and opens in a new window) and Labor and Delivery FAQ(link is external and opens in a new window) for more information.

If you are currently in our care with an upcoming appointment in the next couple of weeks, we will soon be in touch (if we haven’t been already) to:

  • Discuss whether we can conduct your appointment via video visit/telehealth or reschedule your appointment for a later date
  • Ask how you are feeling before you come in to your appointment

Our goal with both of these steps is to ensure your safety, the safety of our patients that will require our care and attention during this period, particularly pregnant patients, and the safety of our doctors and staff. We also recommend that you sign up for your Connect account as soon as possible if you have not done so already. For help conducting a video visit, see instructions in English(link is external and opens in a new window) and Spanish(link is external and opens in a new window). Although we are using video visits to connect with our patients, our outpatient offices remain open.

There is a lot of misinformation and understandable concern about COVID-19. For the very latest on what is happening, how you can prepare and to get the latest facts, we encourage everyone to visit the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) dedicated website(link is external and opens in a new window) for COVID-19. You can also call (646) 697-4000 for our hospital’s latest information regarding COVID-19.

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