During Your Stay
VISITING HOURS Open visitation. With Patient care as a primary concern certain restrictions and limitation to visitors may
be necessary. n When visitation may interfere with or hinder the care or treatment of patients;
n The potential for exposure to infectious or hazardous materials place the patient or visitor at risk;
n There are existing court orders restricting contact of which the hospital is aware;
n There is disruptive, threatening, or violent behavior endangering the patient or hospital staff or,
n Rest or privacy is needed to support the health of the patient.
If you have a question about the visitation policies or number of visitors permitted, please ask a nurse. Children under the age of 18 should be supervised at all times and may have limited access to areas within the hospital.
We have policies and procedures in place to help you
and your family work with our doctors, nurses, and staff to get the most from your hospital stay. Please take a few minutes to review these guidelines with your loved ones.
Maternity Unit Visiting Hours - Please use caution in bringing young visitors, especially to maternity units. Do not allow children to visit if they have a fever, cough, rash, sore throat, nausea, diarrhea, or recent exposure to illness. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Children must wash their hands when in the room with a new baby.
Parking - Safe, convenient parking is available at Sierra Medical Center. Te hospital is not responsible for loss or damage to vehicles parked on hospital parking lots.
Telephone - Telephones are provided at no charge in all patient rooms. To place a local call, dial 9 and wait for the dial tone before calling. Long-distance calls must be made collect or billed to your home, business phone, or credit card. Dial 0 to get the switchboard operator to place a long-distance call. Incoming calls will be blocked from 9:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. to allow time to rest. Outgoing calls can be made at anytime.
Valuables - Do not bring watches, jewelry, cash, or other valuables such as tablets, laptop computers or smartphones. Sierra Medical Center will only be responsible for these items if they are deposited in our safe when you are admitted to the hospital. Ask a nurse about safe deposits.
Fire Safety - Our hospital has specific procedures for alarms. In the event of a fire drill (Code Red alert), all patients and visitors will be asked by the staff to remain in their rooms with the door closed until the “Code Red All Clear” is given over the intercom or until an authorized staff member comes to evacuate the room. Patients are not moved during drills.
Smoking - Sierra Medical Center is a smoke-free campus. Terefore, we prohibit the use of tobacco
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