Visitor Guidelines

Family members and visitors should only visit when well and free of illness symptoms.

• Please ensure that a well caregiver is bringing the patient in for services. If not possible, please notify the clinical team before your arrival for options.
• Family members, visitors of patients and caregivers with potentially contagious illnesses should not visit Children’s facilities. If there is an issue, please notify the clinical team immediately. Patients, employees and visitors are strongly encouraged to practice diligent hand hygiene to help prevent the spread of germs.

Masking Guidance

• Masking is recommended for everyone ages 2 and older at all of our locations.
• Masks are required for:
  • Everyone aged 2 and older in our Urgent Care and Emergency Department locations.
  • Patients, guardians and visitors who are at high risk for infections*.
  • Clinical team members and employees during direct patient care.

*If you are unsure if your child is at high risk for infections, please ask their care team.

Children’s at Scottish Rite Hospital

Hospital Inpatient Units and Technology-Dependent Intensive Care Unit (TICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to eight approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list.
• Visitors at the bedside: Up to four approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time.
• Overnight visitors: two primary caregivers may stay overnight.
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older who can wear a mask are allowed as approved visitors.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to eight approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list.
• Visitors at the bedside: Up to two approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time.
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 12 and older are allowed as approved visitors.

Children’s at Arthur M. Blank Hospital

Hospital Inpatient Units and Technology Dependent Intensive Care Unit (TICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to eight approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list.
• Visitors at the bedside: Up to four approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time.
• Overnight visitors: Two primary caregivers may stay overnight.
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older are allowed as approved visitors.
  
  

Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to eight approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list.
• Visitors at the bedside: Up to two approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time.
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 12 and older are allowed as approved visitors,

Children’s at Hughes Spalding Hospital

Hospital Inpatient Unit

• Number of approved visitors: Up to four approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list,
• Visitors at the bedside: Up to four approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time,
• Overnight visitors: Two primary caregivers may stay overnight,
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older that can wear a mask are allowed as approved visitors,

To avoid overcrowding, we are limiting patients to two parents or caregivers at Children’s Emergency Rooms (Scottish Rite, Hughes Spalding and Arthur M. Blank Hospital) and Urgent Care Centers.

Lab treatment rooms currently allow one parent or caregiver with patients.