Visiting Hours

Visitors can be good medicine for patients, and family members and friends are welcome to visit. However,

patient care is our primary concern at Memorial Hospital, and in order to enhance the quality of care, specific visiting hours and regulations have been established. The visiting hours of Memorial Hospital are listed below. In the best interest of your friend or relative, please follow these guidelines. If you need additional information, check with the nurse on the unit.

General visiting hours
10:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Intensive Care Unit
Immediate family only - limited to 30 minutes every 2 hours between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Labor and Delivery Unit
Visitation at the discretion of the nurse 

Visiting Regulations
Following are general guidelines for visitors:

• Visitors may not smoke in patient rooms or anywhere in the hospital.
  
• Visitors must dress appropriately and must wear a shirt and shoes.
  
• No more than two visitors are allowed at the bedside at one time. Visitors in semiprivate rooms should be considerate of both patients. Additional visitors are allowed if you are in a private room.
  
• People with colds, sore throats or any contagious  diseases should not visit patients.
  
• Visitors should maintain a quiet environment and  avoid unnecessary noise.
  
• Visitors may be asked to leave the room during tests or treatments or when the doctor or nurse 
  needs to see the patient.
  
• Liberal visiting arrangements may be made for families of surgical patients on the day of surgery.
  
• Only siblings of patients and visitors over age 12 are allowed in post-partum and pediatrics.