Lancaster General Hospital visitor policies

Patients, visitors, and staff are not required to wear masks in our hospitals.

Anyone who wants to wear a mask is welcome to do so. If you have a cough, runny nose, or other respiratory symptoms, you must wear a surgical mask while inside Penn Medicine facilities. We encourage people with weakened immune systems to continue to wear masks.

Our guidelines may change in response to increases in respiratory illnesses in our region.

As you visit, thank you for being sensitive to our patients’ need for rest—an important part of the recuperation and healing process.

We offer 24-hour open visitation, with preferred visiting hours from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Children must have adult supervision, and children under 12 are kindly restricted from visiting the following units:

• 5 Lime-left (Trauma Neurological Unit). Immediate family only. No visitors between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., please.
• 6 Lime-left (Medical ICU) & 6 Lime-right (Surgical ICU). Only one quiet visitor by the bedside is allowed between 2 and 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• 6 North (Intermediate Intensive Care Unit). Preferred hours for visitation are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

If you have questions or concerns, please call 717-544-5511.