Visiting Hours at West Penn Hospital

General Visiting Hours: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Medical ICU (E7) 

Hours

Visiting hours are 7 days a week.

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

We currently allow 2 visitors at the bedside and they are allowed to rotate just like our other inpatient units. 

Visitor Exceptions 

End of Life Care

• May have additional visitors subject to condition, call unit
  for visitation confirmation at (412) 578-5000.
  

Labor & Delivery

• Two support persons permitted visitation 24 hours a day.
• In addition to two support persons, a doula (birth coach) is allowed as part of the care team.
  

Mother Baby/Antepartum

• Two support persons permitted with the following restrictions: 
  • First support person is permitted 24 hours a day.
  • Second support person is permitted 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM each day.

Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)

• Two support persons with baby wristbands are permitted visitation 24 hours a day.

Emergency Department

• One visitor is permitted to wait in a designated area. The person may be allowed in patient's room but only when directed by hospital staff.
  • Note: If patient or visitor volumes prevent proper social distancing changes may be required.

Surgery, outpatient diagnostic, and ambulatory services

• One visitor is allowed to wait in a designated area.
  • Note: If patient or visitor volumes prevent proper social distancing
    changes may be made.

Adjustments to the policy can be made if volumes prevent appropriate
social distancing.