As an inpatient, a visit from your friends and relatives is a welcomed part of most patients' hospital stay.

Visiting hours are from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Medical Center, and from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Nursing Home Care Unit.

Visiting hours in other areas of the Medical Center vary. For exceptions to visiting hours, please inquire at the information desk or the nursing station.

A family room is available only for visitors of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients. It is located on the third floor. Please see the ICU nurse for its location.

Children under 15 years of age are not allowed beyond the second floor, except with special permission from the physician or nurse on the ward.

Visiting hours are based on the needs of the patient, and visitors are encouraged to discuss any special visiting needs with the unit's head nurse. Whenever possible and medically appropriate, the nurse will coordinate special visiting arrangements to meet patient and family needs.

If you are unable to visit a patient personally, you may call the patient or send a card or gift.

Number of Visitors

A patient may receive no more than two visitors at a time.

Food and Beverages

Visitors may not bring food or beverages to patients without authorization from unit physicians or nurses.

Children Under 12 Years of Age

Children under 12 may not visit inpatients. Unless otherwise specified by a physician or charge nurse, inpatients may visit with younger children in the waiting rooms provided by the elevator lobbies.

In extreme circumstances, children under 12 may visit with the permission of the physician and the charge nurse. An adult must accompany children at all times.

Clergy

Members of the clergy are welcome to visit patients who are members of their particular religious group at any time at the discretion of the unit physicians or nurses.

Exceptions

For the health and well-being of a patient, the attending physician may limit, restrict, or deny visitation. We apologize for any inconvenience when this occurs, and appreciate your understanding that it may be medically necessary.