Visiting hours at Life Cosmos Hospital
Visiting hours at Life Cosmos Hospital have been reviewed in accordance with the current regulations.
Please note the visiting hours can change at short notice, and this is at the discretion of each hospital, dependent on the local Covid-19 situation and advice from hospital management, doctors and Covid committees.
Covid-19 Ward/ICU:
Regrettably, visitation in areas in which confirmed or suspected Covid-19 patients are being cared for remains suspended. For critically ill patients in these areas, limited visitation with special permission of hospital management may be allowed, and in consultation with the treating doctor.
Special measures will be required in such situations to protect the health of the visiting family members and hospital employees. Our nurses are sensitive to the strain on family members in such situations and will do their best to accommodate both the needs and the safety of family members.
Our nurses will continue to keep family members updated on the condition of the patient and, wherever possible, will facilitate communication with patients through electronic means such as video calls.
Visitation will be allowed in non-Covid areas as follows:
General wards:
One visitor per day for a maximum of 30 minutes.
Paediatric wards/ICU:
One parent will be permitted to sleep in with an admitted paediatric patient. The other parent will be permitted to visit for 30 minutes per day.
Nursery and neonatal ICU:
Parents may visit together once a day. The duration of the visit will be at the discretion of the unit manager.
Adult ICUs:
One visitor per day for a maximum of 30 minutes.
Critically ill patients:
Family visitation may be allowed subject to special arrangements with the unit manager.
Confinement/partner support in theatre/labour ward:
Please liaise with your doctor/the hospital you have booked with for the birth of your baby.
Medical Ward 2, Surgical Ward 1 and 2, Paediatric, Maternity and Orthopaedic Ward:
Monday to Sunday, 15:00 to 15:30.
Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit:
Monday to Sunday, 15:00 to 15:30, unless special arrangements are made with the unit.
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