Visiting Hours

Visiting Hours
12pm-8:00pm daily

Quiet Time
1:30pm-3:00pm daily. We encourage visitors to respect this rest period.

Slow Stream Rehabilitation
3:00pm-8:00pm daily

Visiting Policy

At Norfolk General Hospital, safety, security and the well-being of our patients is a priority. To ensure an environment where patients may rest and receive one on one health-care, we strongly advise guests to respect our patient visiting hours and quiet time. During non-visiting hours, please be advised, most patient care areas have controlled access. During these hours, visitors are not permitted to enter. Exemptions are at the discretion of the Unit Nurse.

• The number of visitors at one time per patient in the Patient Care Units is limited to two.
• One visitor per patient is permitted in the Emergency Department.
• Two visitors are permitted in the Labour and Delivery Suite at any time providing these visitors are consistent throughout the labour and delivery time.
• Visitors may attend palliative care patients, paediatric patients and patients for compassionate reasons at any time.
• Exceptions to this policy for special circumstances are at the discretion of the hospital staff. We appreciate your co-operation.
• All visitors are asked to wash their hands upon arrival at the hospital, and after visiting a patient. Please use hand sanitizing stations throughout the hospital.

Visiting is also not allowed for individuals who have a communicable disease or if they have been in contact with a person who has a communicable disease.

Visitors are not permitted in the Norfolk General Hospital if they have any of the following symptoms:

• cough
• fever
• sore throat
• runny nose
• diarrhea

Parking

Parking is available in the lots accessible from Robinson Street and West Street for a $5.00 charge/ $35.00 monthly rate. The box takes quarters, loonies and toonies. There is no parking at the front of the hospital for visitors. Available parking at the front of the hospital is for the use of patients being seen in the Emergency Department, the Physically Disabled and for Patient pickup.

Smoking

There is a No Smoking Policy at Norfolk General Hospital for all visitors.