Visiting Hours and Policies
Visiting hours vary in each unit at Children's & Women's Hospital. Below are the specific visiting hours for each care unit, as well as the locations.
General Hospital
Visiting hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
However, parental or spousal visiting hours are not restricted. Siblings or children are permitted to visit the general units. Family members or friends should visit during regular visiting hours. Due to the size of the patient rooms only four visitors, including parents, should visit at any one time. As space allows, two parents may stay overnight in the patient room.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Children's Tower, Level 2
Visiting hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
The PICU maintains an open visitation policy. Parents and families are encouraged to visit and spend time with their child. Only two visitors per patient are allowed in the unit at one time. After 8:30 p.m., only immediate family members are allowed to visit. Exceptions to this policy may only occur with end-of-life issues and requires Charge Nurse or Nurse Manager and PICU Attending Physician permission.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Children's Tower, Level 2
Visiting hours: 8 a.m.–3 p.m.; 4 p.m.–6 p.m.
The NICU allows only two visitors per patient are allowed in the unit at one time. Visitors other than parents must be 18 years of age or older to enter the NICU. The NICU allows parents and designated visitors at any time except during the following times: 6:30–8 a.m., 3–4 p.m. and 6:30–8 p.m. It may be necessary to close the unit at any time due to other circumstances.
Labor, Delivery, Recovery (LDR) Rooms
Women's Tower, Level 1
Visiting hours: daily, 24 hours
Family may visit in the LDR rooms as the patient's condition permits. Siblings or children are permitted to visit in the LDR rooms while accompanied by an adult (who is not the patient's birthing coach). During shift change, emergency situations or special procedures, visiting may be restricted.
Mother Baby Unit
Women's Tower, Level 2
Visiting hours: 8 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
Family members, siblings or friends may visit during regular visiting hours. Due to the size of the patient room only four visitors, including parents, may visit at any one time. A maximum of two visitors are allowed in the ICU at all times.
High Risk OB-GYN Unit
Visiting hours: 8 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
We encourage children to visit with their mother and newborn sibling. However, for the safety of the mother and infant, we ask that visitors observe these general guidelines. An adult should accompany children at all times. Children should be healthy and free from any communicable disease. Visitors may be asked to leave during nursing care or when physicians are making their rounds. Noise or activity in the halls or in the patient’s room should be kept to a minimum. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in a loss of the visiting privileges for the children.
As space allows up to two caregivers may stay overnight in the patient room. Extenuating circumstances can occur and must be approved by the Nurse Manager or Nurse Administrator.
Rooms are equipped with an expandable sofa for sleeping. A limited number of recliners are available for the second adult. Additional sleeping furniture and equipment, such as inflatable mattresses, pallets on the floor, camping cots, sleeping bags on the floor, etc., are not allowed,.
During periods of community outbreak of infectious diseases, the Infection Preventionists will evaluate the need for altering the visiting policy. Visitors who appear visibly ill themselves will be requested not to visit in the hospital.
If at any time visitors are disrupting the care or disturbing any patient, they will be asked to leave. These policies are designed to benefit the patient who is ill and in the hospital.