Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center is adjusting visitation beginning Tuesday, June 7th. This guideline change allows two care partners or support persons, based on patient situation, to be present during visiting hours throughout the patient’s stay. Visiting
hours are 9 am through 9 pm for inpatient units. Please see below for
visitation in specific areas such as Surgical Services, Labor and Delivery,
Mother Baby, Emergency Department and Outpatient Practices.
Luminis Health requires care partners and support persons to wear a procedural mask when visiting our facilities. If you do not have a procedural mask, we will provide one for you. Cloth masks are no longer accepted as they provide a lower level of protection than the procedural mask.
Caring for and protecting our patients, families, employees, and the community during COVID-19 is of the utmost importance. All care partners and support persons will be screened upon entry to the hospital. All care partners and support persons will be required to wear an appropriate mask while in the hospital (even if vaccinated); must maintain social distancing from others; and will be required to wash or sanitize their hands throughout their visit. Eating is permitted in patient rooms but not permitted in patient care areas or waiting areas.
As a patient- and family-centered organization, we will continue to review and update our visitation guidelines and practices as the situation changes.
Definitions:
Care Partners – Any person(s) who plays a significant role in an individual’s life. This may include family or a person(s) not legally related to the individual. Family members include spouses, domestic partners, and significant others. Care partners may be individuals with a continued legal, genetic and/or emotional relationship as defined by the patient.
Support Person – For patients with disabilities, support persons provide personal, behavioral and/or communication support not otherwise provided in a hospital setting. A support person may be appropriate for, but is not limited to, patients with intellectual, developmental, physical, or neurocognitive disabilities. A support person may include, but is not limited to a family member, personal care assistant and/or disability service provider.
While temporary restrictions remain in place, exceptions and guidelines for specific areas are below. General guidelines apply to care partners and support persons.