Visiting Guidelines and Hours

UNC Health Wayne is happy to welcome visitors to our Goldsboro, NC hospital. For room numbers and directions, please stop by the information desk in the visitor entrance lobby. Visiting hours are from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. for most patients.

We know that visits from family members and friends are an important part of our patients’ healing process. Our team encourages flexible visiting hours in a safe, clean environment that promotes your loved one’s recovery. In order to support the healing and recovery process, we recommend limiting visitors to only three at a time.

Intensive Care Unit Visitation Times:

Visitation times for the ICU are 7:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.

The ICU team may limit the number of visitors to fewer than two at one time depending on the patient’s course of treatment.

General Rules for Visiting UNC Health Wayne Patients

  • Visitors (e.g., family members, friends and significant others) are recognized as a supportive and integral part of patient care.
  • The needs of patients may dictate exceptions to the stated visiting times. Visitors may be asked to leave the patient’s room and the Hospital at the request of the patient or under certain circumstances, such as special care needs, patient’s acuity, visitor’s inappropriate behavior, hospital emergency needs, or to maintain patient’s privacy and confidentiality. Patients can request exceptions to regular visiting hours through their nursing staff.
  • The patient may restrict his/her own visitors and/or telephone calls at any time.
  • All visiting children are to be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
  • Children who visit must be well and free of fever at the time of the visit.
  • Patient should identify a “family spokesperson” to act as telephone liaison between the staff and other family members.
  • Visitors are encouraged for all visitors, but not required unless the visitor is experiencing respiratory symptoms or is visiting a patient that requires PPE to be worn when entering the room. 

Overnight Visitation

  • Overnight visitation is allowed under special circumstances. Patients/families should make requests through their nursing staff. One family member/significant other may stay overnight in the private room.
  • In critical care areas, overnight visitors will not be permitted to stay in the patient’s room. The waiting room will be used for this purpose.

Sending Gifts to Patients

Gifts can do a lot to cheer up a patient. We offer a variety of choices of gifts, flowers, books, stuffed animals, balloons and more through our online gift shop.

For more information about visiting hours and visitation at UNC Health Wayne, contact us at 919-736-1110.

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