Visitor guidelines have been updated for the UCR by Infection Prevention & Control and the Department of Nursing for the remainder of 2010’s flu season, which is expected to run until the end of March.
The recommendations for specific units are as follows:
LABOR & DELIVERY AND MATERNITY UNITS:
- Dads, all siblings, and two additional adult visitors at a time are welcome.
- No one under age 14 should visit (except for siblings).
ICUs, NICU, AND TRANSPLANT UNITS:
- Only two visitors at a time are welcome.
- Children under age 14 shouldn’t visit.
ALL UNITS:
- No sick visitors. If you have a fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, please go home.
- Patients who have flu or cold symptoms should wear masks. Staff will provide one.
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use hand sanitizer.
- Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your upper sleeve.
Visiting Guidelines
Join us in our efforts to care for your family member or friend through brief and pleasant visits. Please supervise small children closely, for their own safety and for the comfort of our patients.
Well visitors only, please. Protect your loved one by staying home if you are sick or have recently been exposed to a contagious illness such as chicken pox, measles, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), tuberculosis, or rubella. This helps patients avoid infections that could jeopardize their recovery.
General Visiting Hours. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Check with your nurse for unit-specific guidelines.
Newborn Intensive Care Unit. Visitors are welcome at the invitation of the parents at any time around the clock, but may want to avoid the time between 6:30 and 7:30, both morning and evening for nursing report and care preparation. Siblings with current immunizations are welcome on weekends and holidays.
Intensive Care Unit. Immediate family members over the age of 12 are welcome at any time around the clock, but may want to avoid the time between 7 to 8:30, both morning and evening for nursing report and care preparation.
Labor & Delivery. Visitors are allowed at all hours (at the patient’s invitation).
Visiting after 9 p.m. Most outside doors are locked after 6:30 p.m. To visit after that time, enter through the main patient tower and check in with hospital security. After 8 p.m. through main desk and emergency department.