Patients & Visitors
Current Visitor Guidelines
Effective May 10, 2021
Gadsden Regional Medical Center will allow the following visitors in these areas:
- Procedural Areas (Cath Lab, Day Surgery, and Imaging): two visitors, can rotate.
- Emergency Room: two visitors, can rotate; COVID patients in the emergency room can have one visitor, can rotate.
- Intensive Care Units:
- ICUs - two visitors, can rotate during visiting hours*
- COVID ICUs - one visitor, can rotate during visiting hours*, but cannot enter the patient's room.
- *Visiting hours are 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Med/Surg Floors: two visitors, can rotate; COVID Med/Surg: one visitor, can rotate.
- Women & Children's: Labor & Delivery- two visitors, cannot rotate; Postpartum- two visitors, cannot rotate.
- Behavioral Health: no visitation allowed.
Any visitor must meet the screening criteria prior to entry and follow all outlined guidelines. Further restrictions or allowances may exist depending on the circumstance. No children ages 12 or younger will be allowed above the 2nd Floor, except in special circumstances.
Please contact the hospital at (256) 494-4000 or the appropriate clinic with further questions.
At Gadsden Regional Medical Center, we understand that coming to the hospital as a patient or as a loved one's support person can be a difficult, often overwhelming experience. Whether you’re preparing for a hospital stay or stopping by to see friends and family, knowing where to go and what to bring will help make your visit less stressful. To make your experience easier, we want to provide you with helpful information you may need to plan your visit, such as what to expect, parking instructions, transportation and more.