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Visitor Guidelines

Dear Children’s Center Patients and Families:
The well-being of our patients is our most important consideration when making decisions regarding visitation in the Children’s Center. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to carefully consider what is in everyone’s best interest in order to prevent the spread of the virus. We know this hasn’t been easy on you, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we worked to maintain a safe, caring environment.
We recognize how valuable it is for our pediatric patients to have both parents/caregivers at the bedside, and respect the importance parents put on being together when their child is in the hospital. After careful consideration and planning, we have made the following revisions to our policy.
Inpatient and Emergency Department Visits
Up to two care partners may be at the bedside at the same time.
Care partners must be the parents/guardians or be approved by the parents/guardians.
Siblings under 15 years old may visit inpatient units during visiting hours if accompanied by the patient’s parent/guardian.
Care partners may rotate during the day and care partners may stay overnight as long as there are only two care partners at the bedside at a time.
Applies to inpatient, all surgeries and procedures, and emergency department visits.
Intensive Care Units
Visiting hours and guidelines may vary. Please check with your care team.
General Care Units
Maximum of three siblings and one adult, or two adults and two siblings, may be at the bedside at a time during visiting hours.
For patients under investigation for COVID-19 or with confirmed COVID-19
One parent or guardian may be present and must stay with the patient in their room throughout the patient’s stay. Parent’s meals will be delivered and eaten in the room with the child.
Neonatal intensive care unit policies for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 may vary. Please check with your care team.
For patients having surgery or a procedure
Two parents/guardians may accompany patient to waiting area, prep area, and recovery area.
Outpatient Visits
- Up to two adult care partners are welcome if there is enough space.
- The care partner may wait in the surgical waiting room if there is enough space.
- One adult care partner may be with the patient in the prep and recovery areas if there is enough space for physical distancing.
Pediatric Office Visits - Up to two care partners may come with the patient to the visit. The care partners may be two adults, or one adult and one sibling. Care partners who are breastfeeding/chestfeeding an infant age 8 months or younger may bring the infant to appointments if no other care option is available.
See Johns Hopkins Medicine's full visitor guidelines.
Thank you for understanding the reasoning behind why we are taking these important measures. The health and safety of our patients, families and staff is, and always will be, our main priority.
Sincerely,
Margaret Moon, M.D., M.P.H. Co-Director Pediatrician-in-Chief | Dawn Luzetsky, R.N., D.N.P. | David Hackam, M.D., Ph.D. Co-Director Surgeon-in-Chief |
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