Patients & Visitors
General Visitor Policy:
- General patient visiting hours are subject to the patient's condition and needs.
- Visitation after 9 p.m. will be limited to family and domestic partners and subject to the unit-specific policies.
- Patients on the general nursing units may have one to two visitors spend the night in the patient's room, based on patient condition and needs.
- The registered nurse or medical staff may limit visitors for the patient subject to the patient's condition and needs.
- Clergy are extended the courtesy of visiting patients at their convenience if consistent with patient care and desired by patient/family. Clergy are treated as any other patient visitor to the facility.
- Visitors who are not able to independently manage their own activities of daily living must have another visitor with them to attend to their needs.
- Visitation by children:
- All children under the age of sixteen years must be accompanied by an adult (other than the patient).
- Visits by children to patient rooms will be at the discretion of the charge nurse based on the patient's condition and needs.
- Visitor non-compliance or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Call security for any issues.
Critical Care Unit (CCU):
- Visitors are restricted to members of the immediate family or those designated by the patient.
- Two people at a time may visit with the patient.
- Visitors must be 12 years of age or older. Special requests for younger visitors will be considered in situations regarding terminal illnesses.
- One overnight visitor, 18 years or older, may be allowed to stay overnight in ICU and PCU patient rooms, determined on a case by case basis.
Women's Services:
- Three support persons will be allowed in the LDR suites with the patient, including the partner.
- Three support persons will be allowed in the LDR for vaginal delivery with a stable mother and fetus.
- Siblings of the newborn may be allowed during the delivery on a case by case basis as described in the birth plan and approved by the doctor.
- One support person will be allowed in the operating room for a cesarean section.
- One designated person (age 18 or older) can spend the night.
- Visitors under 18 (including siblings of the infant) will not be permitted to spend the night.
- For mothers who deliver after 9 p.m., visitors may remain with the patient during the recovery phase according to patient's condition. After 9 p.m., only the support person staying the night may accompany the mother and baby to the post-partum area.
- Postpartum visitation until 9 p.m. is welcomed.
Procedural Areas (e.g., Surgery, Cath Lab, IR)
- Two visitors may stay with the patient during pre-op (as appropriate). Children 12 years of age and older may visit when accompanied by an adult.
- No visitors may be present in the operating room. Visitors must wait in designated waiting area.
- In PACU, one visitor may be present. Exceptions to this rule will be made on a case by case basis.
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