Patients & Visitors
Current Visitor Guidelines
The safety of patients, visitors and our healthcare team members is critical to our delivery of quality medical care. When in the hospital for treatment, the best interest of our patients is to minimize unnecessary exposure to infectious or communicable diseases.
Current Visitor Policy Includes:
- Emergency Department
- Adult patients: 1 visitor at a time. Visitors can switch out.
- Pediatric patients: 2 visitors
- Outpatients:
- 1 visitor stays with them at all times.
- Inpatients:
- Pediatric: 2 visitors allowed at a time and can come and go.
- Adults: 1 visitor between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (can switch out and come and go)
- CCU:
- 1 visitor between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (can switch out and come and go)
- NO visitors for COVID-19 patients or in isolation (PUI - person under investigation)
- OB:
- 1 visitor at all times (can come and go)
- 1 additional visitor during labor
- After labor is complete, a second support visitor will be allowed between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (can switch out and come and go)
- 1 support person for COVID-19 patients or in isolation (PUI - person under investigation) and they MUST stay in the patient room at all times.
Patients who are diagnosed as COVID-positive will not be allowed visitors without specific exception approval.
If you are experiencing a fever or have respiratory or flu-like symptoms such as cough, running nose, sore throat, chills or muscle aches, postpone your visit unless you are coming to the hospital for medical care.
People who have traveled to a high-risk area for COVID-19 or had contact with a person known to be infected with COVID-19 are not permitted to visit patients.
All visitors are asked to practice infection prevention.
- Sanitize your hands when entering the hospital and when entering or exiting patient rooms.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with your elbow or a tissue; dispose of used tissues in the trash.
- Sanitize your hands after coughing or sneezing.
If you would like to drop off a card, gift or other message of encouragement, we are happy to deliver those to patients. You may also call a patient’s room so they can hear your voice and you can hear how they are doing. The hospital has free Wi-Fi, so you may visit patients using Facetime or another video communication app.
We appreciate your understanding and compliance. With your help, we can maintain a safe environment for all our patients, visitors, and staff.
At Northeast Regional Medical Center,we understand that coming to the hospital as a patient or as a loved one's support person can be a difficult, often overwhelming experience. Whether you’re experiencing a hospital stay or stopping by to see friends and family, knowing where to go and what to bring will help make your visit less stressful. To make your experience easier, we want to provide you with helpful information you may need for your visit, such as what to expect, parking instructions, transportation and more.
During the admissions process you will be given a Patient Guide, which will provide key information for your stay. If you would like to have a guide prior to your arrival, guides are available at the front door Information Desk or in Admissions. Just ask for one!
You can also view a digital copy of our patient guide here.