Visiting Hours

Visiting hours are from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.

EXCEPTION: Visiting in the Intensive Care Units is restricted to adult members of the patient's immediate family.

Visiting times and the length of each visit are based on the patient’s condition, and prescribed by the staff members of the unit. Children (age 14 and younger) are not permitted above the first floor of the medical center. All children must be accompanied by an adult (over age 18) at all times in the medical center.Three visitors may be with patient at a time. Please visit quietly and refrain from making noise in the patient care areas and corridors.

Patients may be visited at the bedside, the unit lounge, the lobby of any patient care building, the Canteen and outside on the grounds.

Flowers for patients are welcome, except in intensive care and oncology units. Gift balloons are also welcome, provided they are mylar. Latex balloons, which can cause allergic reactions, are not permitted anywhere in the hospital.

Patient Privacy

To respect and ensure patient privacy and confidentiality, visitors may be asked to leave the room during a treatment or during a discussion with the staff.

Infection Control

Because of the infection control concerns, babies and children under age fourteen may not visit inpatients in the medical and surgical areas. All children must be with an adult and remain in the ground floor lobby waiting area at the main entrance. Nurses may grant exceptions to this when the visit would be therapeutic to the patient. Visitors who may be ill should wait until their health is better before visiting friends or family at the medical center.

Animals

Pets are not allowed in the medical center. Service dogs and animals associated with formal programs sponsoring animal assisted therapy or activities are allowed. The animal must be kept on a short leash. Proof of rabies vaccination is required for the animal. In special patient circumstances the facility director or his or her designee may grant special permission for a personal pet to visit a hospitalized patient. The staff will give guidance as to appropriate locations for the animal to visit.