Visiting hours and information
Visits by family and friends help the healing process but please note that our policies and hours vary by floor. For example, the
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit have more specific visiting guidelines.
General visiting hours: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. everyday
- Up to four people, including parents or guardians, are permitted at the child's bedside
- Per the Illinois Department of Public Health, children under 12 cannot visit patients in isolation
- To ensure the health and safety of patients and staff, visitors who have the following symptoms will not be allowed to visit:
- Runny nose or nasal congestion
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Fever or 100°
- Please contact the charge nurse on your child's floor about cases that may need exceptions.
Practice simple hygiene, wash your hands
To stop the spread of disease and maintain an infection-free environment, we ask all visitors to:
- Wash your hands — before, during and after all visits — with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers
- Cover your nose and mouth in your sleeve if you cough or sneeze
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth to prevent spreading germs
- Wait at least one month if you have, or have been exposed to, any contagious disease such as chicken pox, measles, tuberculosis, mumps, whooping cough or strep throat
Non-patient related visits