Visitor Guidelines

Visitor Guidelines

The Comfort Zone is our promise to families that we will make every effort to keep your child as comfortable as safely possible during every visit to Children’s Wisconsin hospitals. Our doctors, nurses and other health care providers are committed to this care.

You are an important member of the team and you know your child better than anyone else. Tell us how your child reacts to pain and what comfort measures have worked in the past. We will give you information about pain and what can help. We will work with you to develop a plan to help your child be comfortable.

Who Can Visit

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the following visitor guidelines will take effect.

  • In our Milwaukee and Fox Valley hospitals: 4 individuals age 12 and older are allowed at the bedside (except our Fox Valley NICU where 2 people are allowed at the bedside.
    Up to 6 individuals (age 12 and older) are allowed on a patient’s visitor list, and that list must remain the same for the patient’s entire stay (with an exception for long-term patients here more than 21 days).
    • In our Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units: All visitors must be age 18 and older, except for siblings of the patient who are age 12 and older.
    • All visitors between the ages of 12 and 17 must be with an adult at all times.
  • In our Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Department, Specialty Care, Imaging, Outpatient Laboratories, Therapies and Community Services: 2 individuals of any age may accompany a patient or client.
  • In our Surgicenter, Surgical Services, Interventional Radiology and Cath Lab on the Milwaukee campus: 2 adults (age 18 and older) may accompany the patient.

Visitor and Safety Guidelines

All visitors must stop at the Welcome Center each day. For the safety of our patients, people with coughs, colds or illness should not visit. We reserve the right to change visitor restrictions and screening.

Planning your visit to one of our hospitals can be overwhelming.  Learn more about preparing to visit the Milwaukee Hospital or the Fox Valley Hospital.