Family Involvement
At Kindred Hospitals, we take an interdisciplinary approach to care planning and we believe family members are an important part of that team. At your request, we can hold family meetings with your loved one’s care team to discuss progress, provide education on a treatment plan, or review the discharge plan in preparation for post-hospital life. Our staff is ready to make your experience with us as pleasant and inclusive as possible. Please ask a case manager if you would like to schedule one of these discussions.
Visitor Information
For your safety, your loved one and all others in our hospital, we ask all visitors to:
- Get a visitor’s pass at the Information Desk when you arrive. We recommend limiting visitors to two at any one time as to not overwhelm your loved one and our care team. Visitor passes are valid only for the date and area displayed and we ask that you please wear them at all times while inside the hospital. Please return your visitor’s pass to the Information Desk when you leave.
- Check with the patient’s nurse for special restrictions that they may request based on your loved one’s care plan.
- Keep noise to a minimum.
- To avoid congestion in the hallways, please stay in your loved one's room while you visit.
- We are a tobacco-free hospitals. Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the hospital. It is a violation of the Smoke-free Illinois Act.
Visiting Hours
Rest is an important part of recovery, so we have established visiting schedules that we request you follow.
Medical Surgical Units and High Acuity Unit
Visiting hours are available daily from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Please limit the number of visitors to no more than two at a time in your loved one's room. Please have all other visitors wait in the main lobby until other visitors leave. Be aware that we may ask that you to wait outside the patient’s room while care is being provided.
Behavioral Health Unit
Our visiting hours are as follows:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
- Saturdays and Holidays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Visitors must be 18 and older for the Behavioral Health Unit
Visiting with Children
Children under the age of 12 are not permitted on the units, however they are welcome to wait in common or family waiting areas. Children must be supervised at all times in order to ensure their safety and the safety of our patients.
Infection Control
We ask that all visitors observe general hygiene practices when entering and leaving patient rooms. This includes disinfecting hands using the sanitizer dispensers conveniently placed around the hospital.
For visitors of patients who are under special infection-control precautions or isolation, please read the isolation signs, check with the patient’s nurse, and make sure you understand and follow the required precautions.
Please refrain from visiting if you have a cough, runny nose and/or congestion, sore throat, body aches, unusual weakness or tiredness, fever, rash, open sores, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or exposure to any communicable diseases such as chicken pox, measles or mumps.