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For Visitors
Hospital limits visitors due to H1N1
In an effort to protect patients during their stay at Northfield Hospital, officials are limiting visits to members of a patient’s immediate family, and only if they do not exhibit symptoms of an influenza-like-illness. This policy also applies to visitors to residents in the Long Term Care Center at Northfield Hospital.
In addition, the hospital is requesting that a patient have no more than three visitors at any one time.
“We appreciate the benefits that come from patients receiving visits from friends and loved ones, but in the context of the H1N1 pandemic, we need to protect those whose health is already compromised,” said Mary Quinn Crow, chief operating officer at Northfield Hospital & Clinics.
Symptoms of influenza-like-illness are:
- Fever (above 100°F)
- Cough
- Sore Throat
- Stuffy Nose
- In some cases, diarrhea and vomiting.
Special consideration will be given to parents, primary caregivers, spouses and the families of patients receiving comfort care. These visitors must comply with additional precautions.
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 Visiting Hours: Our visiting hours are from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. but special arrangements can be made in specific circumstances. Visiting in First Touch Birth Center is dependent on patient preference. The Hospital’s main entrance is open between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. If it is necessary for
family members to enter the Hospital at other times, please use the Emergency
Department entrance.
If you have recently experienced an acute respiratory illness, please refrain from visiting residents in our Long Term Care Center or patients in Med-Surg or First Touch Birth Center. An acute respiratory illness is defined as a recent onset of at least two of these symptoms:
- Nasal congestion
- Sore throat
- Cough with or without a fever
Quiet Hour: A "quiet hour" has been established on our Medical-Surgical Floor each day from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. to give patients a chance to rest and mend. We appreciate visitors honoring this effort by keeping noise and traffic in the corridors to a minimum.
 Cafeteria Hours: Northern Lights Café is in the lower level. Serving hours are: Monday through Friday — Breakfast 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Lunch 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Dinner from 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday — Breakfast 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and Lunch from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vending machines are available 24 hours a day.
Gift Shop: The Kaleidoscope gift shop is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, except for the summer months when it is closed on the weekends. This service is provided by the Northfield Hospital Auxiliary.
Balloons: Mylar balloons are the only balloons permitted in the hospital.
Cell Phones: Cell phones and digital phones may interfere with critical equipment in the Hospital. Please do not use these phones within three feet of any patient who is connected to medical equipment or monitoring devices.
Internet Connection: Internet access is available in the Northern Light Café. There is a desktop personal computer available there for the convenience of patients and visitors.
Smoking Policy: Northfield Hospital is a "no smoking" campus. Smoking by staff, visitors or patients is permitted only within private motor vehicles.
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