Visitor Information

Visitation Policy

SGMC understands that having loved ones by your side can help with your healing and care. While in the hospital, you may be receiving medications you do not normally receive, which could increase your risk of falling. We welcome friends and family to be with you at your bedside to assist in your care and recovery. You have the right to choose and prioritize visitors from among family, friends, partners, personal care aides or other individuals (regardless of the person’s gender or your relationship to the person). You also can choose a support person to be present throughout your stay, unless that person’s presence affects your health or the rights or safety of other patients or staff. If you have any questions about your visitation rights, contact your nursing team.

Visitor Guidelines

We encourage well-wishers for emotional support and recovery. To provide a restful and safe environment, we ask that visitors follow these guidelines:

• Do not visit if you have a cold, sore throat, fever, COVID-19 symptoms or other illness.
• Avoid noisy, disruptive behavior to help respect the healing of all patients.
• Ask before bringing foods, drinks or items that might trigger allergies—like balloons, flowers or perfume—into patient rooms. Only mylar balloons are allowed on the pediatric unit.
• Wash your hands before entering and exiting a patient’s room.
• Children under age 12 are not allowed to visit. All other children must have a supervising adult with them at all times.
• Visitors are limited to two (2) per patient at any one time. Additional visitors should wait in the main or Outpatient Center lobby.