Visiting Restrictions
COVID-19 is a novel virus that poses an unprecedented threat to our patients, especially those who are elderly, have underlying medical conditions or have compromised immune systems. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in New Jersey, and the United States, the visitor policy has been updated and will be strictly enforced.
RED LEVEL GUIDANCE: No Visitors, with limited exceptions which MUST be approved by care team.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
- EXCEPTION: one parent or one guardian of pediatric patients for the duration of stay.
- EXCEPTION: Exceptions may apply to pediatrics, labor and delivery, end of life, and patients with intellectual, developmental or cognitive impairment including dementia, communication barriers or behavioral concerns.
OBSTETRICS / Labor & Delivery
- EXCEPTION: one visitor, must be the same person, for duration of birth parent’s stay.
- EXCEPTION: one doula, must be the same doula, for duration of birth parent’s stay.
SAME DAY SURGERY / PROCEDURE PATIENTS
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EXCEPTION: provided social distancing can be accomplished, one visitor
until patient is taken into prep.
- Visitor must then leave.
- Exceptions may apply to pediatrics, labor and delivery, end of life, and patients with intellectual, developmental or cognitive impairment including dementia, communication barriers or behavioral concerns.
ADULT IN-PATIENTS
- EXCEPTION: one visitor, must be the same person, for patients in hospital more than 72 hours.
- EXCEPTION: one visitor at discharge for bedside discharge directions and education.
PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
- EXCEPTION: same two parents or guardians may visit at the same time, unless COVID+ and PUI guideline applies.
- EXCEPTION: siblings may be permitted for end of life.
PSYCHIATRIC CARE SERVICES
- EXCEPTION: Exceptions may apply to pediatrics, labor and delivery, end of life, and patients with intellectual, developmental or cognitive impairment including dementia, communication barriers or behavioral concerns.
- Permission to visit is granted at discretion of care team, including time and duration of visit.
- Permission to visit must be approved by care team in advance of visit.
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
- EXCEPTION: one parent or one guardian of pediatric patients for the duration of stay.
- EXCEPTION: one visitor at a time for patients receiving end of life care.
- EXCEPTION: one visitor, must be the same person, for patients in labor.
- EXCEPTION: Exceptions may apply to pediatrics, labor and delivery, end of life, and patients with intellectual, developmental or cognitive impairment including dementia, communication barriers or behavioral concerns.
END OF LIFE
- EXCEPTION: up to two visitors at same time, and visitors may switch throughout the day.