Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) in Vincennes has announced that as of Tuesday October 4th, wearing a mask will be optional in all hospital facilities. Chief Operating Officer Adam Thacker stated that the change comes for the medical institution after new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC has recommended that health care facilities can choose to make masking optional when COVID-19 community transmission levels are low. They can also reenforce masking policies when and if community transmission levels rise. Thacker added in the hospital statement that while masking is optional at this time for GSH, the policy will be revisited on a weekly basis.