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Visiting Hours and Rules

Effective Sept. 4, 2009, Shands Jacksonville is implementing the following precautions:

  • Restricted visitation of children 5 years old and younger from all patient-care areas, including patient rooms
  • No one demonstrating flu like symptoms will be allowed visitation privileges, including vendors, contractors, clergy or patient family members
  • Anyone visiting a patient with either confirmed or suspected H1N1 must wear a surgical mask or will be denied access

Hospital visiting hours for most areas are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. See below for exceptions.

Unit Visiting Hours
Cardiovascular Intensive Care 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Coronary Care 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Medical Intensive Care 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Surgical Intensive Care 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Mental Health Tu-Th: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Sa-Su: 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m., 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Visitor Rules

All visitors are asked to observe the following rules:

  • No more than two visitors per patient are permitted in the room at any time.

  • Observe designated visiting hours for each unit.

  • Children under 12 are not permitted in inpatient areas of the hospital. Children should wait in the lobby supervised by an adult.

  • Observe the No Smoking rule. Use of tobacco products is forbidden anywhere on hospital grounds.

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