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General Visiting
For medical, surgical, and maternity:
11:00am – 8:00pm |
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ICU/CCU (family only):
10:30am – 8:00pm |
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Visiting Hours for Children Under Age 12
2:00pm – 4:00pm Sundays |
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Clergy
Members of the clergy are welcome at any time.
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Fathers of Newborns
Fathers of newborns are welcome at any time in our Birthing Center. |
If you have a conflict with our regular visiting hours, please contact the nursing staff for possible special arrangements.
Number of Visitors
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Patients require a restful environment. While many look forward to receiving visitors, too much excitement can be stressful. We ask that no more than two visitors be with a patient at any one time. |
Children
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Children under age 12 are generally not permitted to visit patients unless specific arrangements have been made with the nurse manager or nursing supervisor on your floor. Special visiting hours are available for children each Sunday from 2:00pm - 4:00pm, and siblings of newborns are allowed in our Birthing Center with the permission of the nurse. |
Overnight Visitors
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Overnight visitors are allowed when it is necessary for a relative to remain with a seriously ill patient or a child. Contact one of our nurses to make arrangements. |
Out-of-Town Visitors
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For out-of-town visitors, we can provide information on local hotels and motels. The Super 8 Motel on Coshocton Road near our hospital offers a 10 percent discount to out-of-town guests visiting Knox Community Hospital patients. A number of restaurants are located very close to the hospital on Coshocton Road.
Free Shuttle Service
As a courtesy to our patients from out of town, Knox Community Hospital is pleased to offer free shuttle transportation from the Super 8 Motel or the Holiday Inn Express. The morning of surgery, patients and/or families may call our shuttle van and request to be picked up and brought to Knox Community Hospital.
Prior to 8:00am, please call the shuttle number at (740) 504-0268. After 8:00am, arrangements for transportation may be made by calling the Building Services Department at (740) 393-9069. |
Food and Medicine
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Please do not bring food or medicine to a patient without first asking a physician or nurse. Foods and medicines not given by the hospital or physician can complicate recovery. |
Courtesies
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Please do not visit a patient if you have an illness of any kind. We suggest you call instead. Please respect the privacy of all patients. Everyone appreciates your courteous and considerate behavior. |
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