COVID Infection Control in MA Healthcare Institutions
We urge all healthcare institutions in Massachusetts, including dental offices, to require universal masking and pre-procedure COVID-19 screening testing for all patients on admission and prior to outpatient elective procedures.
2024–25 Current Status
The table below lists Massachusetts-based healthcare institutions and the links to their policies about masking and COVID screening testing. If you notice errors in this spreadsheet, please email massche2020@gmail.com to let us know.
We applaud medical institutions that require universal masking for all staff, patients, and visitors in their buildings! 🏆 Thank you for helping to keep us safe!
Fast Facts
- Immunocompromised, disabled, chronically ill, and elderly patients have been left behind by the end of mask policies in healthcare settings.
- 4 in 10 patients with undetected COVID transmit COVID to their hospital roommate(s).
- Hospital-acquired COVID has a 5–10% mortality rate.
- Many prominent infectious disease experts support universal masking in healthcare, including Kalu et al. 2023, Palmore and Henderson 2023, and Chow et al. 2023.
- Over 50% of COVID transmission happens before patients develop symptoms.
- Half of healthcare workers go to work with COVID symptoms.
- Multiple Massachusetts hospitals have brought back masking policies for the 2024-25 respiratory virus season including: Mass General Brigham, Tufts, and Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Feedback? Questions?
If you have feedback or questions about anything on this page, please email us at massche2020@gmail.com.