Patient & Visitor Information

Current Visitation Policy

To protect the safety of our patients and staff, visitation is currently limited at all Piedmont hospitals except in special circumstances (i.e., care partners).

Restrictions may differ slightly by location. Find out what patients and care partners need to know at your hospital:

• Piedmont Athens Regional
• Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
• Piedmont Augusta Hospital
• Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
• Piedmont Columbus Midtown
• Piedmont Columbus Northside
• Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
• Piedmont Fayette Hospital
• Piedmont Henry Hospital
• Piedmont Macon Medical Center
• Piedmont Macon North Hospital
• Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
• Piedmont Newnan Hospital
• Piedmont Newton Hospital
• Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
• Piedmont Walton Hospital

At Piedmont clinics, the following visitor restrictions are in place:

• An approved care partner (i.e., family member or caregiver) may accompany the patient in the patient’s room but cannot be present during aerosol-producing procedures.
• All other visitors must remain in the car outside of the waiting area.
• All staff are screened at the entrance via a signs/symptoms quarantine screen. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers on how we're keeping you safe at our hospitals and clinics.

All workforce are screened prior to the start of the workday/assigned shift at the entrance or upon reporting to their work unit/department, via temperature or via signs/symptoms quarantine screen that may include a temperature check as needed.