Inova Temporary Visitation Policy

SAFE @ INOVA Visitor Policy

Safety:

• All individuals 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. 

Visitation and Support:

• Patients can have one visitor per day between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
• Pediatric inpatients may have two parents/guardians present.
• For end-of-life patients, two visitors are permitted at the bedside at the same time without time restriction.
• One visitor is allowed to accompany outpatient surgery patients or those with a scheduled procedure.
• Special exceptions exist for designated support persons who are supporting*:
  • Patients with certain diagnosed disabilities who need special assistance
  • Patients in Emergency Departments or Urgent Care Centers
  • Patients hospitalized for pregnancy or childbirth
  • Patients with altered mental status

* A designated support person for the patients listed above is permitted to stay with the patient 24/7; however, only one person per day is allowed to be with any patient.

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.