Visitors

We welcome your friends and family and invite them to visit you during the hours listed below. You may have two visitors at a time.

Children under 12 years of age are not permitted in patient care areas, except for brothers and sisters of newborns. Other exceptions may be made; please consult your nurse.

We also encourage family members and friends who have recently been exposed to or show signs of mumps, measles, chicken pox, the flu, or other contagious illnesses to avoid being in our hospital until they feel better. It is important to protect our patients, many of whom are susceptible to infections. If you feel that your particular situation may warrant special accommodations, please contact the nursing supervisor by calling extension 0 or the infection control coordinator at extension 4346.

If you are undergoing surgery, your relatives may wait in the Ambulatory Surgery waiting room, located on the first floor.

Parking

Restrooms

Four public restrooms are located on the main floor - near the Spellman elevators, adjacent to the cafeteria, in the Emergency Room waiting area, and near the diagnostic imaging waiting area. Restrooms are located on each patient unit. Please ask a staff person to direct you to the nearest restroom.

Pay Phones

Public telephones are at the following locations:

Main Floor — near the glass entryway facing Mary's Avenue and near the emergency room waiting area

First Floor — near the Spellman elevators

3 Spellman and 3 SMC — near the nurses' station

4 Spellman — near the nurses' station

4 SMC — near the elevators

Senior Residence — near the main entrance

SMC Ground Floor — near the visitor's entrance

Smoking Policy

Benedictine Hospital is a smoke-free hospital. Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the building. Outside, smokers must be located 25' from the building. Smoking is permitted in the gazebo, as well.