HSHS Hospitals Update Visitor Policies

The hospitals of HSHS, including St. Vincent and St. Mary’s in Green Bay, have updated visitor policies to allow more patients to safely receive visitors. These policies are now in effect: 

• All adult patients may have one designated person as part of their care team, and the person must stay in the patient’s room at all times. • Emergency department patients may have one support person who must be in the patient’s room at all times.

• Patients nearing end of life will have special arrangements made on a case-by-case basis.

• All outpatient-services patients may have one person with them during a test or procedure, and that person must remain in the designated area at all times.

• Patients having surgery may have one support person who must remain in the designated area at all times.

• Pediatric patients younger than 18 may have one parent or guardian present; newborn patients may have both parents.

• Obstetrical patients may have one support person and doula support.

All visitors will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms, including having their temperature checked immediately upon arriving at an HSHS hospital.