Posted by
AmeriDan on Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:42:15 AM
Visitors are currently being allowed.
This may sometimes change due to circumstances such as planned medical procedures, overcrowding (Carl has many friends), and / or patient discomfort.
If you visit Carl...
Please use your "quiet" voice. Feel free to touch his hand, arm, or forehead; and offer gentle words of encouragement. Most likely, he will not respond, but on some days he might. Treasure that moment, but keep in mind that too much stimuli may make him agitated and restless.
There are only two visitors allowed in the room at a time. When you arrive at the hospital, enter through the main entrance. Walk straight ahead to the elevators and go to the second floor. Turn left for the ICU Waiting Room. Sign in at the desk to the left.
Once you've figured out that no one else has signed in, and no one has any idea who is visiting Carl, casually mention to anyone in hearing distance that you could use a nice meal from the hospital cafeteria.
Editor's Note: This is merely a ruse. Do. Not. Eat. Anything. From. The. Cafeteria!
Then exit Waiting Room, immediately turn right to the stairwell exit. Go up one floor and to the door on the left. Straight ahead will be the hallway leading to Carl's room. At the end of the hall- and to the right- is a button to push to have someone open the doors to the ICU. Carl is in the second room on the right.
Count the people in the room. With people from out of town, the nurses tend to forget the two person only rule to some degree. So announce yourself and check out the situation. You may have to go back out into the hall, but if people know you are there... they will step out so that you can come back in. And you should do that too for other visitors.
Visiting hours are:
6:00am - 6:30am
8:30am -9:00am
11:00am - 1:00pm
4:00pm - 6:00pm
8:30pm - 9:00pm