Visitation Policy

General Visiting Hours 10am - 8:30pm daily

For information, please call 802.847.0000
Fanny Allen Campus
4pm - 8:30pm Monday - Friday
10am-8:30pm, Saturday and Sunday
Birthing Center and Mother/Baby Unit * please see update below
Intensive Care Units * please see update below
McClure 5 - Cardiology    

12 noon - 8pm daily

Please keep visits brief and quiet.

Baird 5 Pediatrics - Vermont Children's Hospital The visiting policy on our Vermont Children’s Hospital Baird 5 Inpatient Unit strives to balance patient safety and Family Centered Care.  At different parts of the year it becomes less or more restrictive.  Major influences on the policy include presence of flu and Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).                                                                                       
These are the current guidelines for Baird 5 visitation:

  • Parents are part of the health care team and are not considered visitors.
  • 2 visitors at bedside at any time - can be rotated throughout the day and do not have to be the same 2 visitors.
  • Until the end of RSV season, usually late spring/early summer, no visitors under 12 years of age. Exceptions may be made for long-term patients.
  • The unit secretary/licensed nurse assistant at the desk will provide a basic screening for all visitors upon arrival to the floor. They will screen for illness and exposures, and our hand washing policy will be reinforced.
Shepardson 3 10am - 8pm daily
Smith 3 and 4 - Psychiatry                         
8:30am - 8:30pm daily

 

Mother /Baby Unit - Shepardson 5

  • Maximum 3 visitors at the bedside during any given time (including support person/partner).
  • Visitors may rotate at the bedside but must adhere to the 3 person maximum.
  • Open visitation hours for siblings/family/friends are from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Children under 12 may visit during open visitation hours.
  • If patient room has double occupancy, support person/partner cannot stay overnight.
  • All visitors must be in good health to visit the unit.


Claire M. Lintilhac Birthing Center - McClure 7

  • Maximum 3 support people at the bedside during any given time (including father of the baby/partner).
  • Support people may rotate throughout the labor.
  • Doulas will be considered part of the healthcare team.
  • Children under 12 are not allowed in the unit.
  • Only children 12-years and older who are a sibling to the newborn will be permitted in the unit.
  • All visitors must be in good health to come onto the unit.