Visitor Restrictions and Screening Information

As of June 14, we are welcoming visitors on a limited basis. Three categories of visitors are permitted:

• Essential visitors are visitors for patients receiving end-of-life care.
• Support persons include birth partners, parents/caregivers of pediatric patients, attorneys of patients, and designated support persons for patients with disabilities. Certain patients are allowed one support person at a time in the hospital.
• For most inpatients who do not quality for an essential visitor or support person, a single nonessential visitor is permitted.

Antenatal, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, Special Care Nursery

At this time, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum and Special Care Nursery are allowing support persons as outlined below:

• Patients in L&D may be accompanied by one (1) support person.
• Patients in Antenatal/Postpartum may be accompanied by one (1) support person.
• Special Care Nursery patients may be seen by two (2) support people at a time.

Inpatients

Inpatients are allowed 2 adult (over 18) visitors per day between the hours of 1:00 and 8:00 pm. This will help us create a safe environment for our patients, families and staff. We use masks, hand hygiene and social/physical distancing to help keep everyone safe. At this time, visitors are not permitted to visit patients on Enhanced Respiratory Isolation, or permitted to visit other areas, including the Emergency Department, ambulatory locations, and procedural locations. 

Unit staff will review any exceptions to these restrictions with you at the time of your visit.

Perioperative Patients (Main OR, Outpatient Surgery Center, GI, Cardiovascular Center)

One visitor may drop off the patient, wait with them until they are ready to enter the procedural area and pick them up post-procedure.

• No visitors are allowed in the pre-op or PACU areas. 
• Family members/person dropping off patient will receive text updates throughout the procedure and will be notified when the patient is ready for pick-up

Emergency Department/Outpatient Appointments at the Hospital
To allow for physical distancing in areas with space limitations, visitors should not accompany patients to outpatient appointments or the Emergency Department, unless one support person is required. 

Offsite Locations and Practices
Offsite locations and practices should discourage visitors unless a support person is required. Only one support person is allowed. All patients, visitors and support people must be screened for symptoms upon arrival, and must wear a mask at all times.

All approved visitors must be over 18 years of age—and will be encouraged to remain six (6) feet from patients at all times and to wash or sanitize their hands before visiting a patient room.

Screening of Visitors and Patients Continues

We will continue to screen patients and visitors for symptoms and exposure to potential COVID-19 cases at check-in desks in the East Lobby, West Lobby and Cancer Center. Patients may still access the Medical Office Buildings without checking in at the lobby. Please note: If you are coming into the hospital after 6pm, you must enter through the Emergency Department as all other entrances will be closed 6pm-6am.