• Visitors should check with nursing staff before bringing gifts of food or beverages.
• Children under 12 must be under adult supervision.
• Visitors to patients' rooms should be limited to two at a time.
• Visitors are not permitted to smoke in the hospital.

Banking Machine
An ATM is located on the first floor walkway

Coffee and Gift Shop
The League Shop is operated by the Marietta Welfare League, and is located on the first floor of the hospital. Snacks, beverages, cards, gifts and magazines are available. The League Shop is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For Your Protection - Hand Washing - Infection Control
Careful hand washing is the most important measure to prevent the spread of infection. A foam waterless hand antiseptic is available for your use. Please help the hospital protect you from unnecessary complications by washing your hands frequently, particularly after using the bathroom, after contact with a patient, after touching flowers or patient equipment, and before eating.

New Image Café
The New Image Café is open to the public and is located on the lower level G.

Vending Machines
Vending machines are located near the parking garage elevators on the second floor, near the Emergency Room waiting area and in the third floor waiting area.

Parking
Patients and visitors may park in the parking garage or in any outside parking lots with the following exceptions:

• Behind the hospital, which is reserved for physicians.
• Spaces on Level G in the garage that are marked for Strecker Cancer Patients only.
• Spaces on Level A, which are reserved for physicians.

Patients and visitors are encouraged to use the Matthew Street entrance to the parking garage and park on Level G, although any level may be used. Parking attendants are available to assist you.

Handicapped parking spaces are located in the Emergency parking lot, Levels A, C and G in the parking garage and behind the Strecker Cancer Center.

Vehicles taller than 6 feet 6 inches are not permitted in the parking garage, and must use an outside lot.

Rest Rooms
Visitors rest rooms are available on each floor near the lobbies. We ask that visitors not use rest rooms in patient rooms.

Smoking
In consideration for the health of our patients, visitors and staff, Marietta Memorial Hospital is a smoke-free facility. For the convenience of our visitors, we've designated these smoking areas outside the hospital:

• Matthew St. entrance. Located on Matthew St. Take the visitor's elevator in the main hospital to the ground floor and exit directly on Matthew St.

• Outside the South Pavilion down from the new Emergency Department.

Smoking is not permitted in the building by patients or visitors under any circumstances. Thank you for your cooperation.

Information Desk
If you have questions concerning patient location and general hospital information call 374-1498 or ask at the Information Desk. It is located in the main lobby on the first floor.

Please call 374-1498 for patient information. Any other questions should be directed to 374-1400.

Surgery Information Desk
Volunteers staff the surgery information desk in the first floor waiting area, Monday through Friday until 12:00 noon. Families of patients in surgery may wait there to receive progressreports. Family and friends may call you in the waiting area by dialing 374-1677.

Ambulatory Surgery Department
A separate waiting area for the Outpatient Surgery Department is located on the fourth floor of Allan Hall.

Waiting Rooms
Family and friends may wait in the surgical lounge located on the first floor, while their loved one is in surgery. They will be notified when the operation is over, when the patient is in the recovery room, and when they have been returned to their room.

Visiting Hours

General Hospital Area
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
10 to 10:30 a.m.,
Noon to 1 p.m.
3 - 4 p.m.
8 to 9 p.m.
Visitation is restrictd to two visitors at a time.

Post-Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Special Care Unit (SCU)
Noon to 2 p.m.
and 5 to 8 p.m.
Visitation is restricted to two visitors at a time.

The Birthing Center (Maternity)
A visitor identification process that allows for the safety and healthy recovery of our patients while permitting the support of visitors has recently been implemented.

All OB/GYN patients recovering on our unit will be asked to complete a guest list that includes the six individuals who will be their primary support. Upon your visitor’s arrival to our unit, those that you have on your guest list will be issued a blue bracelet.

The six guests who you list as the recipients of the bracelets may take turns visiting two at a time until you begin pushing during labor. Once you begin pushing, to assure your privacy, visitors will be limited to the two guests who are going to be present during your birth (guests are no longer permitted to take turns). Visitors who are not in the room with you are required to wait in the third floor lobby for the safety and confidentiality of all our guests and patients.

Visiting policies after delivery once transferred to your mother baby room:

• The primary support person who has the second set of baby identification bracelets & a blue bracelet may stay 24 hours a day during your stay in the hospital.
• The five additional support individuals you have chosen to give blue bracelets may visit 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Siblings of your newborn may visit 3-7:30 p.m. daily, providing they have not had a fever with a cough and or drainage from their nose in the last two weeks.
• Friends and family who are at least 13 years of age may visit 3 – 7:30 p.m. daily, providing they have not had a fever with a cough and or drainage from their nose in the last two weeks.
• Children under the age of 13 who are not siblings of the newborn are not permitted to visit at this time.

The Rehabilitation Center
Monday through Saturday, 4 to 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.