Visiting Hours

Visitors can be good medicine for patients, and family members and friends are welcome to visit. Although there are no set visiting hours for most patient areas, patient care is our primary concern at New Ulm Medical Center (check with staff for information on visiting hours and restrictions for the Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Units). In order to enhance the quality of care, visiting hours and regulations are up to the discretion of the patient, doctor and nursing staff. In the best interest of your friend or relative, please follow these guidelines. If you need additional information, just check with the nurse on duty in the unit.

Visiting Regulations

Following are general guidelines for visitors:

Visitors may not smoke in patient rooms or anywhere on the Medical Center campus.
Visitors must dress appropriately and must wear shirts and shoes.
No more than four visitors are allowed at the bedside at one time. Visitors in semi-private rooms should be considerate of both patients.
People with colds, sore throats, or any contagious diseases should not visit patients.
Visits should be kept short.
Visitors should maintain a quiet environment and avoid unnecessary noise.
Visitors may be asked to leave the room during tests or treatments or when the doctor or nurse needs to see the patient.
Latex balloons are prohibited in the Medical Center.

Hospital visitor limitations

The health and safety of patients and employees is Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ top priority.

To protect patients and health care team members from exposure to the H1N1 virus, hospital visiting guidelines have some temporary changes, effective November 2, 2009.

Hours
- General visiting hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Visiting hours for Women’s (OB) and Children’s Departments are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Spouse (or parent, if the patient is a child) may visit at any time
Age
- Age 16 and older for non-immediate family
- No children under age 5
- Sibling/children of patients, age 5 or older may visit with adult supervision
Maximum of three visitors per patient at a time
Do not visit patients if you are sick or if you have sick household members
Visitors to Women’s (OB) and Children’s Departments must sign in and be screened for influenza-like illness
Compassionate exceptions may be considered based on a patient’s critical condition/prognosis. Talk to a nurse.

Visitors are asked to follow hand-hygiene procedures by washing hands or using the antibacterial foam provided throughout the hospital.

Condition Reports

Information concerning your condition will only be shared by staff with family, friends or other persons if you have provided consent to this sharing. Any additional information about your diagnosis and treatment must come from your physician, and this information is only available to members of your immediate family whom you designate to receive it.

Waiting Areas

There is a lounge for visitors on the first floor in the lobby. Specific waiting areas have been designated for families of patients in the emergency department, surgery and the inpatient units on second floor.

Parking

Parking for patients and visitors is available in front of the hospital’s main entrance. Parking is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All parking at New Ulm Medical Center is free. Patients and visitors are cautioned not to park in reserved areas, or areas designated for physicians. Please be sure to lock your vehicle.

New Ulm Medical Center
1324 Fifth North Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
507-233-1000
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