Visitor Guidelines for Duke Health Hospitals and Clinics

Duke Health visiting hours are from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm daily.

• Please note that visiting hours at Duke University Hospital differ and are from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.

A maximum of four visitors are allowed per patient, where space permits.*

Visitors of all ages are allowed in inpatient, maternity, and ambulatory spaces.

Minors must be attended by an adult age 18+ at all times.

Visitors will be asked to present photo identification when entering the building.

Visitors must check in at a hospital information desk to receive a visitor badge, which is required to enter inpatient spaces.

Visitors must check out on departure using a kiosk or with information desk staff.

Visitors with fever, cough, other respiratory symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting or diarrhea should not visit.

As part of our commitment to ensuring Duke Health continues to be a safe place to work and receive care, weapons detection systems are currently utilized at Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, and Duke Raleigh Hospital, a campus of Duke University Hospital. All patients, visitors, and non-credentialed vendors will be screened upon entry into our campus buildings.

* Additional visitation and masking precautions may apply to certain patient populations, including but not limited to patients with highly communicable diseases, as dictated by Infection Prevention, oncology, end-of-life, and overnight visitors. Please note that overnight visitation is not permitted in double-occupancy rooms, and the number of visitors allowed in these spaces is more limited compared to single-occupancy rooms. Please follow all unit guidelines and posted signage. Additionally, exceptions to visitation restrictions may be granted based on special circumstances, including, without limitation, to permit Compassionate Care Visitors.

Up to four visitors of all ages are allowed to visit in room; switching is allowed.

Overnight: one visitor age 18+ is permitted; no switching allowed. If the visitor leaves the hospital after 9 p.m., they will not be permitted to re-enter until visiting hours begin the following day. If the visitor stays overnight and would like to stay the following day, they must check in and receive a new identification badge by the start of visiting hours the following day.

Up to four visitors of all ages are allowed to visit in room; switching is allowed.

Overnight: two visitors age 18+, unless a parent or caregiver of patient, are permitted; no switching allowed. If the visitor leaves the hospital after 9 p.m., they will not be permitted to re-enter until visiting hours begin the following day. If the visitor stays overnight and would like to stay the following day, they must check in and receive a new identification badge by the start of visiting hours the following day.

Up to four visitors of all ages are allowed to visit in room; switching is allowed.

Overnight: one visitor age 18+ is permitted; no switching allowed. If the visitor leaves the hospital after 9 p.m., they will not be permitted to re-enter until visiting hours begin the following day. If the visitor stays overnight and would like to stay the following day, they must check in and receive a new identification badge by the start of visiting hours the following day.

Up to four visitors of all ages are allowed to visit in room; switching is allowed.

Overnight: one visitor age 18+ is permitted; no switching allowed. If the visitor leaves the hospital after 9 p.m., they will not be permitted to re-enter until visiting hours begin the following day. If the visitor stays overnight and would like to stay the following day, they must check in and receive a new identification badge by the start of visiting hours the following day.

Up to four visitors of all ages are allowed in the room; switching is allowed.

Limit of one visitor in Labor & Delivery operating room.

Overnight: up to four visitors age 18+ (unless parent or caregiver of pediatric patient) permitted in Labor & Delivery; two visitors permitted in postpartum; no switching allowed.

• For new patients, visitors may arrive at any time. For subsequent nights, if the visitor leaves the hospital after 9 p.m., they will not be permitted to re-enter until visiting hours begin the following day.
• If a visitor stays overnight and would like to stay the following day, they must check in and receive a new identification badge by the start of visiting hours the following day.

Up to two visitors of all ages allowed to visit; switching is allowed.

For adult patients, one visitor is permitted in the room, and one visitor is permitted to wait in the lobby. For pediatric patients, two visitors are allowed in the room.

Up to four visitors at a time; switching is allowed.

All visitors may be required to complete health screenings and adhere to infection control procedures, including wearing personal protective equipment.

Up to four visitors age 18+ with one in the clinical area; switching is allowed.

Up to four visitors age 18+ (unless parent or caregiver of pediatric patient), with two adults in clinical area; switching is allowed.

Up to four visitors of all ages are allowed to visit; switching is allowed.

Compassionate Care Visitors
Individuals who request to visit a patient who is experiencing any of the following circumstances: (a) end-of-life situations; (b) the patient was living with his or her family before recently being admitted to the facility and is struggling with the change in environment and lack of physical family support; (c) the patient is grieving after a friend of family member recently passed away; (d) a patient who needs cueing and encouragement with eating or drinking, previously provided by family or caregivers, is experiencing weight loss or dehydration; or (e) the patient used to talk and interact with others, but is experiencing emotional distress, seldom speaking, or crying more frequently when the patient rarely cried in the past. A patient’s care team shall determine whether a patient is entitled to Compassionate Care Visitors. Patients have the right to withdraw or deny their consent to one or more Compassionate Care Visitors at any time.