Visitor Restrictions

To avoid overcrowding, we are limiting patients to two parents or caregivers at Children’s Emergency Rooms (Scottish Rite, Hughes Spalding and Arthur M. Blank Hospital) and Urgent Care Centers, as well as hospital laboratory and phlebotomy services.

Lab treatment rooms currently allow one parent or caregiver with patients.

Children’s at Scottish Rite

Hospital Inpatient Units and Technology Dependent Intensive Care Unit (TICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 4 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Overnight Visitors: 2 primary caregivers may stay overnight
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older that can wear a mask are allowed as approved visitors

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 2 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 12 and older are allowed as approved visitors

Children’s at Arthur M. Blank Hospital

Hospital Inpatient Units and Technology Dependent Intensive Care Unit (TICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 4 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Overnight Visitors: 2 primary caregivers may stay overnight
• Siblings:Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older are allowed as approved visitors
  
  

Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 8 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 2 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 12 and older are allowed as approved visitors

Children’s at Hughes Spalding

Hospital Inpatient Unit

• Number of approved visitors: Up to 4 approved caregivers and visitors can be added to the approved visitor list
• Visitors at the Bedside: Up to 4 approved visitors may be at the bedside at any time
• Overnight Visitors: 2 primary caregivers may stay overnight
• Siblings: Healthy children or siblings ages 2 and older that can wear a mask are allowed as approved visitors

Masking Policy (Updated Aug. 26, 2024)

• Voluntary masking is recommended.
• Masks are required for:
• Everyone over the age of 2 in our Urgent Care and Emergency Department locations.
• Patients, guardians and visitors who are at high risk for infections. *
• Clinical team members and employees during direct patient care if the patient has a condition that requires masking, is in isolation or is showing signs of illness.

*If you are unsure if your child is at high-risk for infections, please ask their care team.

Please ensure that a well caregiver is bringing the child in for services. If not possible, please notify the clinical team before your arrival for options.

Family members, visitors of patients and caregivers with potentially contagious illnesses should not visit Children’s facilities. If there is an issue, please notify the clinical team immediately.

Patients, employees and visitors are strongly encouraged to practice diligent hand hygiene to help prevent the spread of germs.