PICU Visitor Guidelines

We encourage parents to be with their children, and families and special friends they select to visit as often as possible. For the safety and security of our patients, parents, visitors and staff, we ask that you help us by following these visiting policies. These policies are designed to promote a safe environment where children can get well faster and with fewer complications. Your support of these policies is very important.

General Visiting Hours are from 1 - 6:30 p.m.

We encourage parents to be at their child’s bedside, whenever possible. We may ask you to step out for a moment during shift report from 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Grandparents may visit at any time.

• Due to limited space, 2 visitors may be at your child’s bedside at one time.
• A parent must be with any visitor, other than grandparents, at all times.
• Visitors must wait outside the main doors of the unit when not at the bedside.
• Siblings, who are 3 years through 13 years, may visit during general visiting hours.

*Please contact the Child Life Department to prepare siblings for their first visit into the PICU at (562) 933-8060.

Child Life specialists are on-hand to help prepare your child for their first visit.

For Your Child’s Safety and the Safety of Others Please Adhere to the Following Policies*

• We provide medical information to parents or legal guardians only.
• Please comply with the rules and requests made by the PICU health care team while visiting the PICU.
• Please wear a parent badge or visitor sticker at all times.
• Parents will get a long-term identification badge upon admission of their child to Miller Children’s
• Please don’t give your parent badge to anyone else
• Visitors will sign in daily at the Information Desk and receive a visitors badge at that time
• Please do not visit if you are ill or think you may be getting ill.
• Wash your hands before and after visiting a child in the hospital.
• Children visiting who are under 14 must be siblings of the patient and have up-to-date immunizations.
• Visiting children must be with an adult at all times.
• Please speak softly while in the unit, hospital corridors and waiting areas.
• For the safety of our patients, latex balloons are not allowed.

*Visiting Policies may be modified at any time for the safety or security of your child.