Wilmington va medical center | va wilmington health care | veterans affairs

HOURS LOBBY ENTRANCE: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week GENERAL VISITING:  Sunday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET Family members or loved ones who are sick should postpone their

visit. Please use proper hand hygiene. Use hand sanitizer when available and wash hands as appropriate throughout the visit. VISITOR POLICIES The medical center respects the patient's

right to make decisions about his or her care, treatment and services, and to involve the patient's family in care, treatment, and services decisions to the extent permitted by the

patient or surrogate decision-maker. "Family" is defined as a group of two or more persons united by blood, or adoptive, martial, domestic partnership, or other legal ties. The

family may also be a person or persons not legally related to the individual (such as significant other, friend or caregiver) whom the individual considers to be family. A family member may

be the surrogate decision-maker, as defined in VHA Handbook 1004.02, if authorized to make care decisions for the individual, should he or she lose decision-making capacity or choose to

delegate decision making to another. The medical center allows a family member, friend or other individual to be present with the patient for emotional support during the course of stay. The

medical center allows for the presence of a support individual of the patient's choice, unless the individual's presence infringes on other's rights or safety, or is

medically or therapeutically contraindicated. The individual may or may not be the patient's surrogate decision-maker or legally authorized representative. The hospital prohibits

discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.

See VA Wilmington full visitation policy