Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Visiting Hours and Policy

Please follow the guidelines below when visiting to ensure the safety of all patients and guests.

Visitor Illness

• All visitors should be free from infection, illness and communicable disease.

Children

• Visitation of children under the age of 14 is discouraged, due to exposure of both the child and patient to communicable diseases.
• Children MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times. This includes the waiting room, hallways and patient rooms.

Cell Phone Use

• For the consideration of patients and visitors, we ask that all phones be put on silent or vibrate mode upon entry to the building.

Food and Drink

• Food and drink is discouraged in rooms because of the risk of foodborne illness. All food brought into patient rooms must be in disposable containers and consumed immediately.
• Please dispose of all leftover food, beverage items and containers in a proper receptacle.

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Visitation Guidelines

Open Visitation Policy

• Please limit visitors to 2 or 3 at a time.
• All visitors should be free from infection, illness or communicable disease.
• Congregating outside patient rooms or at the nurse’s station is not allowed. Visitors will be asked to use waiting areas.

Overnight Visitation Stays

• Visiting family members may be able to stay in the ICU patient room or waiting room.
• Arrangements can be made with the ICU staff.

Getting Updates

• For clear and consistent patient updates, please designate one family member for staff to communicate with.

Children

• Please discuss with staff if you feel visitation is necessary.
• For safety, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Food and Beverage

• Food in ICU patient rooms is discouraged. Beverages with lids are allowed.

Cell Phone Use

• Please set all cell phones to silent or vibrate mode when in the ICU.

Prohibited Items

• No fresh flowers, plants or latex balloons are allowed in ICU patient rooms.

Please note: ICU staff reserves the right to alter or restrict the visitation guidelines to ensure the safety of all patients, visitors and staff members.