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Rules and Regulations

Patients may receive visitors during visiting hours in accordance with visiting rules, and telephone calls at reasonable hours. They may also choose to decline having visitors.

Visiting Hours

  • Medical Department: 11:00 – 13:00 and 15:30 – 19:30
  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU): 11:30 – 12:00 and 16:30 – 17:30
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): All day, for parents only

Number of Visitors

  • Shared Rooms: Max 2 visitors (including a parent) at a time
  • Private Rooms: Max 4 visitors (including a parent) at a time
  • ICU: 1 visitor at a time (must follow isolation precautions)
  • Emergency Room: 1 visitor per patient at a time
  • Outpatient Clinics: Up to 2 visitors (including siblings/minors); children under 12 must be supervised
  • Radiology, ORs, Procedural Areas: Visitors not permitted inside exam/procedure rooms for safety reasons

General Conduct

  • Visitors must remain calm and respectful toward patients, staff, and others at all times
  • Security may be notified by nursing staff in cases of chaos or disrespect

Outside Visiting Hours

  • Every patient is allowed 1 visitor at all times
  • First-class patients may have 2 visitors at all times

Overnight Stay

  • 1 adult companion may stay overnight with any patient
  • Pediatric Unit: 1 parent or a close family member designated by parents (e.g., grandmother)
  • Private Rooms: Up to 2 parents may stay overnight (space permitting)
  • In shared rooms, overnight companions depend on the patient’s gender (flexible in private rooms)

Children Under 12

  • Not permitted to visit inpatients, except mothers in maternity unit (1-hour visit only)
  • In exceptional cases, a one-time visit may be approved by the attending physician in coordination with CMO, Infection Control, and Administration

Special Cases – Companion May Be Required

  • Patients with dementia/disorientation
  • Terminally ill patients
  • Unstable or critical medical status
  • Patients needing translation for foreign languages
  • Patients with psychiatric or behavioral complaints

Important Family & Visitor Information

  • Respectful and courteous behavior is required from all visitors
  • Visits may be limited/restricted based on patient condition, request, or legal order
  • No visitors allowed in CCI inpatient facility after 8:00 PM
  • Visitors should not stay more than 15 minutes in a patient’s room unless otherwise permitted
  • Children must be supervised by an adult at all times
  • Visitors may not sit on patient beds
  • No hallway gathering to maintain privacy and comfort
  • Visitors showing symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat) should not visit
  • All visitors must sanitize hands when entering/exiting a patient’s room
  • All isolation precautions must be followed

Food, Items, and Hospital Property

  • No food or electrical appliances may be brought to patients without hospital approval
  • Physician or dietitian approval is needed for outside food based on patient dietary needs
  • 'No Visitors Please' sign will be displayed upon patient request
  • Plants, fresh flowers, and floral arrangements must be left at the main entrance with Customer Service Officers
  • Balloons may be placed outside the patient's room
  • Smoking is strictly prohibited in all areas of KMC