Inova Temporary Visitation Policy

SAFE @ INOVA Visitor Policy

Visitor Safety:

• Visitors must be age 18 or older.
• Everyone entering a care site is screened for COVID-19 symptoms; those with symptoms are asked to delay their visit.
• You will be asked to remove gloves and perform hand hygiene upon entry.
• We encourage that you wash/sanitize your hands following contact with any surfaces.
• Visitors must wear a mask covering their mouth and nose the entire time they are in the hospital. You may wear a personal cloth face covering or Inova will provide a mask.
• These types of masks CANNOT BE WORN at any Inova location:
  • Gaiter style masks
  • Bandanas
  • Vented Masks
• Keep your mask on in all locations and at all times, including patient rooms.
• If you fail to wear your mask properly, you will be asked to leave.
• Eating and drinking by visitors is only permitted in cafe/food service areas. 

Visitor Guidance:

• Pediatric inpatients may have two parents/guardians present.
• One visitor or support person per day is welcome for these patients:
  • Patients with developmental delays or altered mental status
  • Patients with scheduled appointments, procedures, or surgeries
  • Patients in Emergency Departments or Urgent Care Centers
  • Patients hospitalized for pregnancy or child-birth
• For patients not listed in the categories above, one visitor per day is welcome between 1-5 p.m.
• For end-of-life patients, two visitors are permitted at the bedside at the same time without time restriction.

COVID-19:

• No visitors are allowed for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 except in end-of-life situations.
• See updates for Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Inova Behavioral Health.