Family and friends brighten your day and can help speed your recovery.  During your hospitalization at Alta Vista Regional Hospital, our goal is to provide an environment that promotes healing and provides a positive experience for you and your visitors.  In order to accommodate the varied needs of our patients, the following guidelines should be explained to your visitors upon their arrival:

General Visitors Guidelines

Visiting hours are from the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily, with the exception of those patients located in the Intensive Care Unit or Maternity Department.  Special visiting hours are maintained on these units.  Arrangements for special visiting hours are arranged with the charge nurse.

For the rest and welfare of all our patients who are sharing a room with another patient, the television may be requested to be turned off to allow for sleep.  Nursing personnel may request that televisions are turned off at 10:00 p.m.

We encourage family visits, however, small children should be held by the hand for their safety.  To prevent transmission of germs, children should never be allowed to sit or lie on the floor.

We understand that some of our patients have special likes and dislikes regarding food.  Food may be brought into the hospital for patient consumption with the consent and order from the patient’s physician.  Visitors may take their meals in the patient’s room, however we request that all items be discarded (wrappers, leftovers, etc.) after the meal and be removed from the patient’s room.  This will prevent the patients or their roommate from becoming nauseated from the various odors that linger in the waste receptacle.

Medications should be given to the patient by the nurse or physician only.  Special circumstances will require a physician’s order.

We strive to provide all patients and visitors with a clean and pleasing environment.  To allow our housekeeping personnel to keep the patient’s room as sanitary as possible, visitors may be requested to leave the room so that it can be cleaned.  We realize there may be an inconvenience, however we suggest that visitors enjoy our cafeteria or take a tour of our grounds during this time.