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Important Information: Visitation and Appointments

Visitation

As a response to the current community situation with COVID-19, we are temporarily suspending routine, in-person visits to our hospitalized patients. The decision to suspend hospital visits was difficult and made only after careful consideration.

We strongly encourage family members and friends to use alternative ways to interact with their loved ones, including phone calls, Facetime, Skype and other means.

We recognize there are times when having a visitor or family member present is crucial. Visitors will be allowed based on the exceptions listed below:

  • Patients who are determined to be critically unstable.
  • Patients who are at the end of life.
  • Patients undergoing surgery or procedures may have one, single-time visitor immediately after the procedure.
  • Patients who are receiving care who have a pre-approved care partner as part of their medical treatment team.
  • Patients who are minors and those with limited decisional capacity may have a parent or guardian present.
  • Patients who have altered mental status or developmental delays (where caregiver provides safety) may have one visitor.
  • Patients with disruptive behavior, where a family member is key to their care, may have one visitor.

Please note, approved visitors are subject to the following guidelines:

  • Visitors will not be allowed if they have symptoms of respiratory infection (fever, runny nose, cough, shortness of breath). All visitors will be screened at entry and must wear a mask when in the facility.
  • Visitors are asked to follow the direction of staff and limit visitation to less than 30 minutes.
  • Approved visitors must stay in the patient’s room the entire time of the visit. Once the visitor leaves the patient room, they must leave the medical center.

Appointments

Patients who have an appointment at a Virginia Mason clinic, laboratory, radiology, as well as those visiting the Emergency Department, may have one person accompany them, if necessary.

Finding Patient Rooms

To find out what room a patient is in before your visit, please call us at (206) 624-1144 or visit the admitting desk upon arrival.

Getting to Virginia Mason Hospital

Virginia Mason Hospital is located at 925 Seneca Street on our Seattle Main Campus. For your convenience, you may be dropped off or picked up at the hospital lobby in the circular driveway on Seneca Street. If you arrive from the Lindeman Pavilion via the skybridge or from Buck Pavilion, the hospital lobby is located on Level 4. The admitting desk is conveniently located next to the lobby.