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Visitation Guidelines

Updated: 10/15/2023

  • Two visitors allowed per patient and only one visitor allowed to stay overnight. See exceptions below for Birth Center.
  • One visitor per patient allowed in COVID units.
  • Visiting hours: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. See exceptions below for Behavioral Health, ICU, NICU and Skilled Nursing Unit.
  • Only service animals allowed in the hopsital.

Bluebonnet

Birth Center

  • While in labor, 4 visitors are allowed in the patients room at a time (swapping is allowed).
  • During delivery, only 2 people will be allowed in the delivery room (no swapping is allowed).
  • Visitors in the labor and delivery room must be 18+.
  • After delivery and while in a patient room, there is no visitor limit during visiting hours. All visitors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult other than the patient.
  • One visitor allowed to stay overnight postpartum.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)*

  • Visitors must be 18+.
  • Visiting hours: 10 a.m. - Noon, 2 - 5 and 8:30 - 10 p.m.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

  • Visiting Hours:
    • 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    • 7:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.
    • The NICU will be closed during the admission of a new baby, if deemed necessary by the nursing staff
  • Only two visitors will be allowed in the NICU and at the infant's bedside at one time.
  • Siblings of the NICU infant (ages 2 - 17) are allowed to visit. No children younger than 17 are allowed to visit if they are not the infant's sibling. No child under 2 years old is allowed to visit the NICU.
  • Adult visitors are required to show proof of identification.
  • Visitors must observe proper hand hygiene compliance.
  • Visitors will be screened for signs and symptoms of an acute illness.
  • Visitors' temperatures will be taken on entry to the NICU and must be less than 100⁰ F.
  • Food and drinks are not allowed in the NICU.

Mid City

Behavioral Health Unit (BHU)

  • Visitors must be 18+.
  • Visiting hours: 1 - 2 p.m. and 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
  • No purses or bags and no electronic devices including cell phones. All visitation will be in a monitored space. All items brought in for patients must be given to a staff member for approval.

Skilled Nursing Unit

  • Visitation by appointment only.

*Visitors allowed outside of regular hours in special circumstances.


Hospital Entrance Hours

Bluebonnet

ER Entrance: Open daily, 24 hours
Main Entrance: Monday - Friday, 4 a.m. - 10 p.m./Weekends, 8 a.m. - 4.pm.
Entrance 1: Monday - Friday 4 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Entrance 2: Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Entrance 3: Open daily, 4 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Entrance 4: Monday - Friday, 7:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Mid City

ER Entrance: Open daily, 24 hours
Main Entrance: Open daily, 5 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Entrance 2: Employee Badge access only
Entrance 3: Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Entrance 4: Monday - Friday, 5 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Parking Garage Level 1 Bridge Entrance: Open daily, 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Parking Garage Level 2 Bridge Entrance: Employee badge access only

Contact Patient Information

Patient Information - Ascension (225) 402-2600
Patient Information - Bluebonnet (225) 763-4070
Patient Information - Mid City (225) 387-7748