Visitors: Please Read
To keep Emory Hospitals safe and minimize risk of the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) infection, Emory Healthcare is restricting hospital visitors during the flu season.
- Visitors, including children less than 16 years old, should be limited to immediate family members or those few persons who are necessary for the patient's emotional well-being and care, as designated by the patient and his/her care team.
- The following groups of people may NOT visit patients in the hospital:
o Persons with a cough
o Persons with a fever. You may visit after you have been fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medication, such as medicines containing acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or aspirin. (Note: Aspirin should be avoided in flu-like illness.)
o Persons who are feeling sick
o Children and adolescents less than 16 years old other than those necessary for the patient's well-being - All visitors must clean their hands with alcohol-based hand cleaner or soap and water upon entering and exiting patient rooms.
Note: Additional policies restricting visitors may be put in place on certain specialty units.
