Visiting hours and information
Current flu concerns have forced the following visitation restrictions for the main hospital's inpatient floors, as well as the procedural and surgical units on the main hospital's second floor.
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Who can visit an inpatient
- A maximum of two healthy visitors over the age of 18 are allowed between 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. everyday.
Who cannot visit an inpatient
- Children under the age of 18.
- Anyone with the following symptoms -- runny nose or nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, fever of 100° -- will not be permitted on the floor. In this event, parents or guardians can arrange for a healthy visitor to check in on their child.
Practice simple hygiene
We encourage all visitors to practice simple hygiene measures:
- COVER UP your nose and mouth with a tissue if you cough or sneeze, and promptly throw the tissue in the trash.
- WASH YOUR HANDS with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer, especially after coughing or sneezing.
- DO NOT TOUCH your eyes, nose and mouth to prevent spreading germs.
- As always, for the safety of our patients, please wait at least one month if you have, or have been exposed to any contagious disease such as chicken pox, measles, tuberculosis, mumps, whooping cough or strep throat.
If your child is in isolation for an infectious illness, follow all precautions outlined on the sign on the door to the room. Please contact the charge nurse on your child's floor about cases that may need exceptions. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Non-patient related visits