Visitor Policies

Updated March 15, 2024

Visiting hours at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital are 8am to 8pm, unless you are a parent or guardian of a hospitalized child. Parents and guardians are always welcome at our hospital at any time of day, although some patient care areas may have special restrictions.

At Mary Bridge Children’s, we believe there is nothing more important than the safety of our patients, staff, visitors, and communities.

• If your child is admitted, 2 parents or adult caregivers can stay overnight.
• Visiting children are not permitted to stay overnight with a patient. Please talk with your healthcare team if you have further questions about this policy.
• Visiting children must always be supervised by an adult 18 or older, including when they are in play areas.
• Additional unit-specific visitor restrictions may be necessary and will be reviewed by your child’s healthcare team as appropriate.

Self-Screening

All visitors will be asked to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms when they enter Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. Visitors may not enter our hospital if they:

• Have any of the following symptoms:
  • Cough
  • Sore throat
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • New loss of sense of taste or smell
  • Fever or chills
  • Unexplained muscle ache
  • Headache
  • Runny nose or congestion
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea
• Have been in close contact with or exposed to a person who has COVID-19 or who is waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test. EXCEPTION: Relatives who are visiting COVID-19 patients or patients waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test.

Visits to COVID-19 patients or patients being tested for COVID-19

• Visitors are restricted to family members only.
• Patients located in high-risk areas are restricted to no more than two visitors per day.
• There is no restriction to number of visitors for patients not located in high-risk areas.
• All visitors will be required to self-screen for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 upon arrival and cannot visit if they screen positive.
• Visitors are expected to always wear a mask while in the facility. Visitors 2 years and older will be provided a KN95 mask.
• Visitors will be informed that the patient has a contagious illness and that choosing to visit puts the visitor at risk for infection.
• Visitors are not allowed to go to other areas of the hospital, including the gift shop and cafeteria.

*Caregiver: An individual who is needed by the patient to be treated in the hospital or clinic. The patient is physically, developmentally, or mentally unable to complete the hospital or clinic visit on their own.

Masking and visitor policies at MultiCare are different by region and facility, based on many factors, including the level of COVID-19 in our communities and in our hospitals and clinics. Learn more about visitor policies at all MultiCare facilities.

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