Department-specific guidelines for visitors and support people
- Efforts will be made to keep one healthy visitor with the patient.
- Pediatric patients: One family member or guardian must remain with the patient until in a treatment room. Once the patient is in a room then two family members/guardians may stay.
- Visitation hours in the ED are not restricted.
Due to the specialized nature of care provided, visitation in the critical care unit has some unique restrictions.
- Two healthy visitors at a time are allowed; a rotation of visitors is permitted.
- Interdisciplinary rounds are conducted daily. To ensure patient privacy during these rounds, we kindly request visitors remain in the patient’s room with the door closed.
- As part of infection control measures in the critical care unit, we kindly ask that flowers not be brought into patient rooms.
- Labor and delivery: Three adult visitors are allowed (doula not included) with no children during labor.
- Mother/baby: Three adult visitors are allowed, including the support person. Healthy siblings permitted.
- NICU: Two visitors at a time, parent/support person must accompany any adult visitor.
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Outpatient Site): One adult visitor allowed, with the option to bring a child.
- Pediatrics: Three visitors at a time are allowed. An adult must accompany visitors under 16. Two parents/support persons may stay overnight.
Visitors must be 12 or older, with a maximum of two visitors at a time.
- Limited to one healthy visitor allowed during visitor hours. Visitors may switch out, although they must leave the building after visiting.
- Full Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is required for the visitor.
- Visitor must not remove PPE while in the patient's room.
- Visitor must remain in the patient’s room until the visit is concluded .
- Exceptions for end-of-life situations may be granted at the unit's discretion.