Visitors are an important part of an inpatient hospital stay.  Children 14 years of age and over may visit inpatient care areas.  Children under 14 may visit if accompanied by an adult.  No more than two visitors should be in your room at any time.

Visitors should not eat food or beverages from the patient meal tray or bring food items or beverage items to a patient without an okay from the nurse or physician.

Official Visiting Hours

General Units
11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Daily

A family member may be allowed to stay longer with a seriously ill patient who is in a private room.

There is a telephone next to every patient’s bed so patients can receive and make calls.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Because we believe visits are important to healing, visiting hours in the ICU are set up at different times during the day, evening and night.  Your visit may be delayed or the number of visitors limited if the ICU is very busy.  Visitors must use the telephone outside the ICU door to call before entering.  This helps protect the privacy of our other patients and to tell your family member that you are here.

Children under age 14 are usually discouraged from visiting the ICU, but special arrangements may be made.

Family may call from home to speak with the patient’s nurse at 304-429-6741, extension 2190.  Families are encouraged to identify one family member as a “messenger” to call the nurse for information once or twice a day, and to share the information with the rest of the family.

ICU patients may receive mail, however no flowers are allowed.