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Visiting Hours
VISITING HOURS for inpatients are 11 a.m. through 8 p.m. seven days
a week. All visitors must sign in and utilize the visitor pass system. The
hospital recognizes the rights of the patients to rest and recuperate and
therefore reserves the right to limit the number of visitors. Visitation
guidelines for special patient populations are as follows:
- EMERGENCY CENTER (EC): The volunteer greeter in the waiting
room will update visitors regarding the progress of their family
member. When the volunteer is not available, the triage nurse will
provide the update. Two visitors are allowed at a patient’s bedside.
However, staff reserves the right to ask visitors to temporarily leave
patient areas under certain emergency situations.
- CRITICAL CARE: CORONARY CARE UNIT (CCU), SURGICAL
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (SICU): RWJUH Rahway advocates 24
hour visitation for families in our Critical Care Units. Please limit
visitors to two (2) at a time, over the age of 13. We ask for no visits
between 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. during our shift change.
- SAME DAY SURGERY (SDS): Special arrangements may be made
between the family member and manager primary nurse, when it is
anticipated that a patient’s length of stay will be longer than four
(4) hours.
- CARE CONNECTION (Skilled Nursing Facility): Anyone in the
family can visit anytime day or night. There are no restrictions.
Under special arrangement only one (1) visitor may stay at the patient’s
bedside overnight (inpatients only). Visitors who have colds, flu or who
have signs/symptoms of infections, are requested to refrain from
visiting patients.
Visitors of patients in isolation are required to follow isolation protocol.
Nursing staff may ask visitors to leave a patient area when
circumstances indicate that it is in the best interest of the patient and/or
visitor.
Patient requests to refuse visitation are reasonably honored by hospital
staff.
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