Updated visitor policy

Ways to connect with a hospitalized loved one

• Have a loved one in the hospital? Send them a note
• Visit your loved one — virtually

And of course you can always visit through phone calls, Facetime, Skype and other means.

Inpatient visitation (hospitalized patients)

Our current visitation policy (Información en español): 

• Follow the latest masking guidelines inside any Geisinger building.
• Regular visiting hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• If you’re a designated visitor, you will receive a wristband that you must wear the whole time the patient you’re visiting stays in the hospital.
• Adult patients have no limit on total visitors. Two visitors may be in the room at the same time.
• Pediatric patients have no limit on total visitors, and may have two designated visitors. Four visitors may be in the room at the same time.
• Patients in labor may have three designated visitors. Patients who have just given birth have no limit on total visitors. Four visitors may be in the room at the same time.
• Visitors who don’t comply with Geisinger policies will lose their visiting rights.
• Clergy and doulas are part of the care team and not considered visitors. A patient may have one clergy member come per day.

Emergency room visitation

• Emergency room patients of any age may have two total visitors for the duration of their ER stay.

Outpatient visitation (clinic appointments)

• Outpatients (any age): Two total visitors may come for the duration of the appointment.

Approved visitors must:

• Have ID
• Be 12 or older to visit a hospitalized patient
• Be 18 or older to visit a patient about to have a baby
• Be 18 or older to be a designated visitor for a patient under age 18
• Wear a mask if you have respiratory illness symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath or a runny nose

Do I need to wear a mask at Geisinger?

Masking is strongly recommended if:

• You have COVID
• You’ve been around someone with COVID
• You have symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath or a runny nose

Otherwise, masking is optional.

You’re welcome to wear a mask if you’d like to — and others are, too. If someone asks you to mask when they’re near you, be considerate. Perhaps they or someone in their family is at risk of severe illness.

Some situations may call for a mask, so keeping one handy is always a good idea. Don’t have one? Just ask.

Have questions about COVID-19?

• Visit our FAQ page.