Visiting Hours
Visiting Hours are: 8 am to 6:30 pm
Visitors can be good medicine for patients. There may be a time when visiting
hours are modified to meet the patient’s care needs. There may be
times when visitors are asked to step out of the patient’s room.
Additionally, there may be times when staff might need to limit visitors
depending on the situation and space availability.
- Visitors should be free of infection or illness and should not have experienced
symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, skin rash, vomiting
or diarrhea within the 48 hours prior to a visit.
- Please respect the privacy and need for rest by all patients.
- Patient information is confidential and should not be discussed in public areas.
- For safety and security reasons, the Daviess Community Hospital’s
Emergency Room is the only open entrance between 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. Visitors
must check in at the Emergency Department during this time before continuing
to the patient’s room.
- If you need assistance while visiting a patient, please turn on the call
light in their room. A staff member will be alerted to assist you.
- Respiratory Care Unit: 2 visitors allowed.
- Behavioral Health Unit: 2 visitors allowed.
- Med/Surg: 2 visitors allowed.
- Acute Rehab Unit: 2 visitors allowed.
- Intensive Care Unit: 2 visitors allowed.
- OB/Labor & Delivery patients: 2 adults may visit at a time. Siblings
may visit during the postpartum period from 1600 – 1900. A limit
of 2 children may be present in the patient room at any time. Visiting
siblings must be well and have had no sick contacts.
- Pediatric inpatients: 2 visitors allowed.
- Chemotherapy or infusion patients: 2 visitors allowed.
- Surgery patients: 2 visitors allowed.
**** Exceptions will be made by the provider and family during “end
of life” situations.
Waiting areas are not open for congregation of visitors. Visitors must
remain in the patient room at all times. No congregating in hallways.