Coming to the Health Centre as a visitor Visiting hours Our visiting hours are open – you may visit a patient any time they are ready to see you. Patients may have two visitors at any one time. Please note that a child is counted as one visitor and an adult must accompany children at all times. Inpatient areas such as family birthing, intensive care, cardiac care, child and adolescent mental health and rehabilitation have their own visiting hours. Please ask the nurse on duty for more information.
Knowing when your loved one is going home If you are picking up a family or loved one who is leaving the hospital, please make sure you know their discharge time. You can find this information on the whiteboard in their room or by speaking to one of their health-care providers. Please make sure you arrive on time.
Taking pictures in the Health Centre Cell phones and other wireless communication devices must not be used by anyone to photograph, take video images or record conversations of any patient, physician, volunteer or staff member in the Health Centre without prior authorization. This is in line with strict provincial privacy guidelines designed to protect patient confidentiality.
Cell phones and other wireless devices Visitors are allowed to use cell phones and other wireless devices in designated areas in the Health Centre. Signs are posted throughout our buildings notifying the public where they can and cannot use wireless communication devices. We ask that as you use these devices you respect the peace and quiet of others around you by keeping your voice at a level that will not disturb other people and patients.
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Patient and Visitor Information Handbook