Visiting Hours
Visiting hours are daily, 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. We encourage you to invite your friends and family to visit often. Any children under the age of 16 must be supervised by a parent or adult caregiver at all times. For the safety and security of all Ranken Jordan patients, please follow all visitor policy rules listed below.
After Hours
Parents, guardians and caregivers may visit at any time but after hour visits should be limited to one family member (18 yrs. old or over and with an I.D.), and discussed ahead of time with your child’s nurse, and preferably prior to 11pm. For after hours visits, you must provide Ranken Jordan staff with the quarterly password. To get the password please see your social worker.
Inpatient Sibling Visit Guidelines
Inpatient siblings will be able to visit on a first come, first served scheduled basis. Only patient guardians are able to request sibling visits at this time. Please review all guidelines below before submitting a sibling visit request. All requests will be reviewed by the patient’s medical team to ensure patient safety. You will receive confirmation of your requested visit within 2 business days of submission with visit details. Please wait for approval from a Ranken Jordan representative prior to your requested visit. Please note, every visit will require a new submission and approval from the patient’s medial team.
Requests must be submitted a minimum of 2 business days prior to the requested date of visit.
Weekend visits must be submitted by the Wednesday prior for medial team review.
- Caregivers can request a one-hour sibling visit between the hours of 9am-7pm daily.
- An approved visitor will be required to supervise patient siblings during the visit.
- All visits will be outside only on the playground area and weather permitting. In the case of inclement weather, visits will be cancelled.
- Siblings will be screened for symptoms and have temperature taken upon arrival to Ranken Jordan. If the patient’s sibling displays any symptoms, the visit will be postponed.
- Masks will be required by all siblings, adult visitors, and the patient.
- We reserve the right to cancel a scheduled visit at any time to ensure patient safety.
PLEASE NOTE: Sibling visits will no longer be available for request beginning 11/15/2021.
Guest Identification & Badges
All guests must sign in and out at the front desk with a picture ID. Every guest is required to wear a badge, which is available at Reception.
Guest Guidelines
- Guests under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Siblings or other children must be supervised at all times.
- Children under 12 are not allowed in the nursery.
- Guests must always be accompanied by staff in patient care areas.
- Guests with a contagious illness should not visit until they are free of symptoms for at least 24 hours.
- We are unable to accommodate more than 2 guests per patient and only 2 guests per patient in patient care areas.
- All guests should wear appropriate attire and footwear.
Visiting Areas
With a nurse’s approval, patients may leave the Clinical Unit with a staff member, volunteer, guardian or guest 16 years or older.
Infection Prevention
To protect all of the children and staff, prior to each visit wellness screenings will be completed at reception asking each visitor if in the last 24 hours if they have experienced active symptoms of illness including, but not limited to:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Excessive coughing
- Sore Throat
- Excessive or discolored nasal drainage
- Fever – must be fever free for 24 hours
- Rash
- Pink eye (conjunctivitis)
If yes, they will be asked not to visit until symptom free.
You can help keep infections to a minimum by handling your child only and not sharing your child’s toys or belongings with other children. All guests must wash their hands when entering Ranken Jordan and before entering the nursing unit. Please do not visit if you are sick with the above symptoms, a cold, flu or other infectious disease. This applies for all guests.
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