Visitor Restrictions

Updated January 7, 2023

To avoid overcrowding, we are limiting patients to two parents or caregivers at Children’s Emergency Rooms (Scottish Rite, Hughes Spalding and Egleston) and Urgent Care Centers, as well as hospital laboratory and phlebotomy services.

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

Children’s at Scottish Rite

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

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 4 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Overnight Visitors: 2 primary caregivers may stay overnight
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older that 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 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 2 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 Egleston

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

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 4 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Overnight Visitors: 2 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 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 2 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 Inpatient Unit

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 4 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 4 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Overnight Visitors: 2 primary caregivers may stay overnight
• Siblings:Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older that can wear a mask are allowed as approved visitors

Neighborhood Locations

Effective Jan. 7, 2023, in order to avoid overcrowding, Children's Urgent Care Centers will allow two parents or caregiver with patients.

Two primary caregivers are allowed to accompany the patient to ambulatory and outpatient appointments. If you have other children, please make arrangements for them to stay home. We recognize there may be special circumstances where siblings may need to attend an outpatient visit. Please notify our team in advance, when possible, to work out a plan.

Masking Policy (Updated Aug. 2, 2023):

• Masks are recommended.
• Masks are required for:
• Anyone over the age of 2 in our emergency departments, urgent care locations and some clinic locations due to a higher possibility of spreading illnesses in these areas.
• A patient or visitor over the age of 2 if they are showing signs of illness.
• A patient, guardian or visitor who is at high risk for infections.*
• Our 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.

Please ensure that a well caregiver is bringing the child 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.