• Adult patients are permitted unrestricted visitation with no limit on the number of visitors at the bedside, with consideration given to the environment and caregiver’s ability to provide safe, high quality care.
• Visitors under the age of 18 may be permitted to visit under specific circumstances. Visitors under the age of 18, if permitted, must be accompanied by an adult. Visitors under the age of 14, when the patient is currently in the ICU, requires prior approval from the Nurse Manager.

All ambulatory clinic appointments are permitted unrestricted visitation with no limit on the number of visitors or persons accompanying the patient to an appointment, with consideration given to the environment and caregiver’s ability to provide safe, high quality care.

Exceptions to unrestricted visitation include:

• Patients seen on ACC floors 5 and 6, as well as Radiation Oncology are permitted 1 visitor at a time.
• COVID-19 Treatment Center patients may be permitted a visitor if approved for an exception by the clinic.

• Adult and pediatric patients are permitted unrestricted visitation with no limit on the number of visitors at the bedside, with consideration given to the environment and caregiver’s ability to provide safe, high quality care.
• Visitors under the age of 18 may be permitted to visit under specific circumstances. Visitors under the age of 18, if permitted, must be accompanied by an adult..

Laboring patients:

• The patient presenting for delivery, or concern for delivery, may have one designated support person and a doula stay with the patient throughout labor and delivery.
• One additional visitor can visit at a time. 

Antepartum patients:

• The patient may have one designated support person that can stay with the patient throughout the antepartum stay.
• Patients are permitted unrestricted visitation during visitation hours with no limit on the number of visitors at the bedside, with consideration given to the environment and caregiver’s ability to provide safe, high quality care.
• Children under the age of 18 may visit when accompanied by an adult.

Post-partum patients:

• After delivery, one designated support person can stay with the patient throughout the hospitalization.
• Patients are permitted unrestricted visitation during visitation hours with no limit on the number of visitors at the bedside, with consideration given to the environment and caregiver’s ability to provide safe, high quality care.
• Children under the age of 18 may visit when accompanied by an adult. 

• The patient may have one parent or designated support person stay with the patient overnight through the hospitalization.
• Patients are permitted unrestricted visitation during visitation hours with no limit on the number of visitors at the bedside, with consideration given to the environment and caregiver’s ability to provide safe, high quality care.
• Children under the age of 18 may visit when accompanied by an adult.

• Parents/guardians are not considered visitors. They are partners in the care of their infant. They are identified through a standardized banding process.
• Visitors are permitted in the NICU and must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
• Siblings (as defined by the parent/guardian) under 4 years old are welcome in the NICU and:
  • Must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times. Strongly recommended all siblings are up to date on all vaccinations per AAP guidelines.  Younger siblings who have been discharged from the NICU (i.e., multiples) may return to the NICU to visit their inpatient counterpart at any age.
• During respiratory viral season, anyone entering the NICU will wear a mask at all times.

Limited inpatient visitors will be allowed.

• No visitors or designated support persons will be allowed in the operating room or procedural room during the procedure. The exception to this is in Maternity Center ORs where the designated support person is allowed in the operating suite for delivery.
• A visitor or designated support persons will be escorted in and out of the SACU, PACU or short stay by Medical Center staff. 
• A visitor or designated support persons will be permitted to be with the patient before surgery/procedure and when they are awake post-surgery/procedure.
• If there is no one at the waiting room reception desk, visitors or designated support persons are to be directed to call the number posted on the phone at the waiting area desk.
• Only one visitor or designated support persons is allowed at the bedside at a time.