Some visitor restrictions remain in place to protect the safety and welfare of people in our hospital and health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The below restrictions are a guideline. Check with the individual hospital or health service for local visitor information before you visit.
You may attend a public hospital and health service for purposes of obtaining medical care or medical supplies.
Visitor recommendations
If you are COVID-19 positive
Don’t visit people at high risk of severe illness, or anyone in a hospital, or an aged or disability care facility for at least 7 days.
If you are a close contact
Don’t visit people at high risk of severe illness, or anyone in a hospital, or an aged or disability care facility, for at least 7 days. If you have to visit, do a rapid antigen test (RAT) before you go. If RAT is positive or if you have symptoms do not visit.
Masks
Masks will continue to be required in public hospitals and health services.
The following visitor guidelines apply to all metropolitan Local Health Network hospital sites (if physical distancing requirements can be met):
- No visitor restrictions on adult and paediatric hospital inpatients
- No visitor restrictions on palliative care, end of life or critically unwell inpatients
- A limit of 2 visitors for COVID-19 positive inpatients
- A limit of 1 visitor for adult and paediatric emergency and outpatient departments
- A limit of 2 visitors for delivery and postnatal wards
- Adult ICU will follow standard unit protocol – check with the unit before visiting
- A limit of 2 visitors for neonates/neonatal ICU inpatients
- A limit of 2 visitors for paediatric ICU inpatients
- A limit of 2 visitors for children’s oncology ward inpatients
Wellbeing of patients and visitors are of paramount importance, with a compassionate approach to be taken to the management of visitors across all LHNs.
Regional Local Health Network hospitals
Check with the individual hospital or health service for local visitor information before you visit.