Visiting Guidelines

Family and loved ones are important for a patient's recovery. We strive to make you a part of the healing process while providing our patients necessary time to rest. To provide a balance between family contact and rest time, we have developed the following guidelines we ask you to follow:

• Only two (2) visitors are allowed in the patient care unit at one time.
• No children under the age of 14 in the ICU.
• Please keep a quiet environment. Do not wake patients; rest is an important part of healing.

We will do our best to make sure you may visit with your loved one as his or her condition allows during visiting hours. If it is necessary to provide care to the patient during visiting hours, you will be asked to leave to protect your loved one's privacy and dignity. When entering the unit, please check at the nurses' desk before entering the patient's room.

What to Expect

When you are visiting in the ICU, you may see equipment—including monitors, pumps, tubing, etc. used to help patients recover. Please don't touch equipment unless instructed to by the caregivers.

Our primary goal in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is to provide the best care possible to your loved one. Those caring for your family or friend include: physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other support personnel. Each caregiver has been specially trained and is skilled in providing care to those in the unit.