LCMC Health remains committed to providing a safe environment for our employees, physicians, and other members of our team, as well as patients and their loved ones. In response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the State of Louisiana, LCMC Health will modify its visitor policy, effective July 26, 2021.

Adult Inpatient and Outpatient Care
COVID-19 positive patients

• Visitation of patients, who are not COVID-19 positive, will be limited to one visitor/patient support person (18 years or older) per day.
• This visitor may not exchange or rotate.
• The same “one” visitor, for non-COVID-19 patients, will be allowed overnight.
• Exceptions will be made for patients in end-of-life care, hospice, or critical illness on a case-by-case basis and at the discretion of hospital administration.
• Inpatient Behavioral Health visitation will be determined by hospital specific unit guidelines. Visitors should coordinate with treatment teams for approved visitation hours.
• Visiting hours will be 8:30 am to 8 pm seven days per week.

COVID-19 positive patients

• COVID-19 positive patients are currently not allowed visitors.
• Exceptions will be made for patients in end-of-life care, hospice, or critical illness on a case-by-case basis and at the discretion of hospital administration.
• Communication with patients can be coordinated, contact the care team for more information.

Pediatric Inpatient and Outpatient Care

• Inpatients are allowed two healthy adult visitors – including parents/guardians.
• These two people will have 24-hour access to the patient area.
• Siblings and other children under 18 are not allowed at the hospital.
• Exceptions will be made for patients in end-of-life care on an individual basis.

Outlined below are individual cases where visitors are a necessary part of the patient’s care and therefore will be permitted.

Family Birthing Center

• COVID-19 negative laboring, antepartum, and postpartum patients, two adult visitors, one of which may be a doula, are allowed per patient per day. All visitors must be 18 years of age or older. One of the same adult visitors may also stay overnight.
• COVID-19 positive laboring, antepartum, and postpartum patients, one support person will be allowed per patient per day. This visitor must always remain in the room with the patient and wear appropriate PPE supplied by the hospital.

Emergency Department

Visitation to the Emergency Department may be further restricted by physical space limitations and acuity of patients within the Emergency Department. One visitor may be permitted at the discretion of hospital administration.

Screening and mask process

• All visitors will be required to clear a health screening prior to entering the facility.
• All visitors must wear a mask at all times while in the facility, including while in a patient’s room

Thank you for your support and continued trust in our care.

Please follow our safety protocols:

• Get vaccinated
• Practice good hand hygiene
• Mask must be worn at all times
• Social distancing- keep six feet between you and others

A printed copy of our visitation policy can be found here.