St. Luke's Limits Patient Visitation
St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network is
temporarily limiting patient visitation to
visitors 18 years of age and older.
Limiting visitors helps protect our
patients and health care workers. It
also helps avoid possible exposure of
young visitors to patients being treated
for influenza. We will carefully monitor
our visitation criteria as the influenza
season continues. We realize this
temporary policy might cause
inconvenience for some families, but
as health care providers, it is our
responsibility to protect our patients
and our employees, as well as the
children of this region whose age puts
them at risk for contracting H1N1 influenza.
Visitors are important to the healing process. Visiting hours and guidelines have been set to encourage visits while giving patients time to rest and recover.
- We believe that visitors are an important part of the healing process.
- Visiting hours and guidelines have been established to encourage visitation, while giving patients time to rest and recover.
- For most patients care units, visiting hours are open.
- Special care areas will discuss visitation with caregivers, significant others and/or family based on each patient’s condition
- To determine the best time to visit a patient, call the hospital operator at 610-954-4000 and ask to be connected to the appropriate nursing station.
- We believe that visitors are an important part of the healing process. Visiting hours and guidelines have been established to encourage visitation while giving patients time to rest and recover. For most patient care units, visiting hours are open. You may be required to check in with security after 9 pm. Special care areas will discuss visitation with caregivers, significant others and/or family based o the patient's condition.
- Visitors arranging to see an admitted patient should enter through the main hospital entrance. Visitors arriving between the hours of 8 pm and 5 am will need to use the intercom to be buzzed into the hospital.
- For most patient care areas, including the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), visiting hours are open. However, recommended hours are 10 am to 8 pm. Two visitors are permitted at a time. Children are welcome, but must be under the direct supervision of an adult.
- Visitors who arrive after 8 pm and before 6 am must enter through the Emergency Department and must be escorted by security.
- The staff of the Intensive Care Unit/Step Down Unit requests that visitors avoid visiting between 7 to 9 am and 7 to 9 pm.
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital (Coaldale)
- Medical/Surgical Units: 11 am – 8 pm
- Intensive Care/Coronary Care Unit: 10 am, 2 pm and 6 pm (20 minutes per visit)
- Geriatric Center: Any time