Piedmont Atlanta Visitor Information
Level IV Restriction - 3/21/2020
To best protect the safety of our patients and employees, our hospital is implementing a no-visitor policy until further notice, except in special circumstances.
The only visitors who will be permitted are essential family members who must receive prior approval from the patient care team in cases such as end-of-life care, labor and delivery patients, and for legal guardians of minors receiving care, which includes our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Visitors who are approved must pass the health/quarantine screen. Visitors will not be permitted into the room of a patient who is presumptive positive, confirmed or a Person Under Investigation (PUI) for COVID-19.
The only vendors who will be permitted entry are those who are essential to patient care, such as those involved in surgery and direct patient services, and they will require approval and must pass the same health screening.
Piedmont encourages the use of electronic devices to communicate with patients who are hospitalized.
The support of family and friends can be critical in helping patients on their way to feeling better. We warmly welcome friends and family at Piedmont Hospital, but there is important information - like visiting hours - visitors should consider when planning your visit.
Visiting hours are arranged to give visitors and patients as much time together as possible without interfering with patient care or delaying recovery. Family, including spouses, significant others and same-sex domestic partners, as well as a minor patient’s parents, regardless of the gender of either parent, and clergy may visit any time, observing appropriate restrictions. Additional information is as follows:
Family and Friends Visiting Hours:
- Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily
- Maternity Hours: Fathers and siblings may visit any time. Family and friends should observe general visiting hours while keeping the mother's wishes in mind.
- Intensive Care and Specialty Care Units: All visitors should observe times posted at each unit.
Please note that a patient's doctor may restrict visiting hours, depending on the patient's condition. Also, there may be exceptions to established visiting hours on the morning of surgery or in the case of serious illness.
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