Visitation Guidelines

Updated: 8/1/2023

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

Visitors must be 18+.
Four visitors per patient allowed during labor (can switch out).
Two visitors per patient allowed during delivery (no switching).
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)

Siblings 2+ may visit but all other visitors must be 17+.
Visiting hours: 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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: Closed – Enter through Entrance 3
Entrance 1: Monday - Friday 5 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Entrance 2: Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance 3: Open daily, 5 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Entrance 4: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 8 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