As a visitor, you can help your loved one and play an important role in the patient’s healthcare experience and recovery.

To minimize the stress that accompanies hospitalization, you can help reassure and encourage the patient as well as offer comfort and security during your visit. You can also offer to assist in activities the patient can’t accomplish while in the hospital—mowing the lawn, collecting the mail, etc.

We ask that you remember our top priority is the patient’s treatment, comfort and safety. During hospitalization, our goal is to provide an environment that promotes healing and a...