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Visiting Us

VISITOR POLICY

Please note, no matter your reason for entry:

  • You will need to present identification (ID) and state name, address, cell phone number.
  • Upon arrival, you must perform hand hygiene with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
  • Masks are encouraged, but no longer required for visitors in common areas and many patient care areas of the hospital.
  • Visitors with symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, diarrhea or vomiting should not visit until they are well and no longer have symptoms.
  • Visitors recently diagnosed with Covid-19 should not visit until 10 days have passed since their Covid-19 diagnosis, in accordance with CDC recommendations for healthcare settings.
  • Visitors who had a recent close contact with someone with Covid-19 and who cannot tolerate continuously wearing a mask, should not visit until 10 days have passed since their last contact, in accordance with CDC recommendations for healthcare settings.

VISITATION PROTOCOL

  • Visiting hours are between 12 noon and 8 pm.
  • Visitation will be limited to 2 visitors over the age of 18.
  • If you are visiting a patient in maternity, pediatrics (under age of 15) or at end of life, there may be further accommodations on visiting. If you are visiting a patient in isolation or intensive care, there may be restrictions on visiting. Please check with nursing staff.

On the patient floors, you must:

  • Wa​​sh or sanitize your hands upon entering and exiting the patient’s room or cubicle, and as needed.
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE), if needed, will be supplied.

HAVE A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT?

  • Arrive only 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled appointment.
  • Come alone unless you are in need of assistance, are a child or an expectant parent. In those cases, you can have one person accompany you.

GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OR RECOVERY ROOM?

  • ER and Recovery Room (PACU) patients are permitted to have one visitor at the bedside.

ARE YOU A PATIENT IN LABOR?

  • You are permitted to give birth with both a partner and a certified doula by your side.

Any visitor who DOES NOT comply by these guidelines, will be asked to leave the hospital.

At any given time, The Brooklyn Hospital Center reserves the right to change this policy based on changing health guidelines.

Patient Packet

Download the ambulatory patient packet in English, or download the ambulatory patient packet in Spanish.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Directions

For directions to the hospital, please visit our Locations page.

To connect to TBHC wifi:

  • Select TBHC-Guest Network in your device's wifi settings.
  • Complete the form on the screen.
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  • Click login on the final page.
  • You're all set!