INDIANAPOLIS — Riley Hospital for Children is implementing temporary visitor restrictions starting at 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, the hospital announced.
That's due to an increase of respiratory illnesses in the community, according to the hospital.
"These visitor restrictions are a proactive and precautionary measure to safeguard the health of our patients, their families, and our staff during this time. The restrictions will remain in place until respiratory illness rates decline, typically during the spring," a spokesperson for the hospital said in a news release.
Here's what the visitor restrictions mean:
- Only parents or legal guardians and four adults identified by parents/legal guardians will be allowed.
- Maternity patients are allowed to have six designated adult visitors.
- No visitors under the age of 18 will be allowed to visit, including siblings. Exceptions can be made in certain cases and will be at the discretion of the unit manager.
- Any person showing signs of illness should not visit until they are healthy.
You can read more about the hospital's visitor restriction policies here.