Information about my visit

• Visitors are able to visit their loved ones at Hôpital Montfort 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• However, patients are able to ask for these visits to be limited.
• A “quiet period” takes place each night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• This does not mean that large groups of visitors can be present any time of day or night. As much as possible, visitors and nursing staff should agree on visiting hours ahead of time.
• If a room is too noisy or there are too many visitors, if patient care and privacy are threatened, or in the case of conflict, the nursing staff will work with the patient and their loved ones to find appropriate solutions. For example, the nursing staff may:
  • ask visitors to go to the waiting room for a moment;
  • move the patient and their loved ones to another location for the rest of the visit;
  • work with loved ones to find a more suitable time for the visit.
• Visitors must respect the guidelines regarding hand hygiene and infection control at all times.
• As always, people who do not feel well, who have an infection, or who have flu, respiratory or contagious disease symptoms should not visit their loved ones in hospital.

• Research shows that family and friends offer invaluable support to hospitalized patients. We encourage patients and their loved ones to play a more active role in care. 
• The presence of loved ones is calming for patients, who recover better and feel less isolated. Studies show that relapse and readmission rates decrease when visiting hours are flexible. Loved ones develop a better understanding of what they will have to do once the patient is back home if they are present when discharge instructions are explained. 

• This policy applies to all areas in the hospital, except for the operating room (including the Day Surgery and Recovery Room). However, even in the operating room, partners or loved ones can attend a birth by caesarean.
• We may limit the length of visits or the number of visitors in order to protect patients who have a compromised immune system and to prevent the spread of infection to other units.

It is best for patients in the sleep lab not to be interrupted during their test. However, under certain circumstances, an escort or visitor may be authorized.

• We must respect the wishes and needs of all the patients in each room.
• The visit may be interrupted in order to provide care to patients, to protect the privacy of other patients in the room, or to ensure security. 
• If there are too many visitors in the room, some loved ones may be asked to wait in the waiting room or outside the unit.

• We must respect the needs of all of the patients in each room and allow the healthcare team to do its job.
• The appropriate number of visitors can be determined at all times in collaboration with the healthcare team.

• Children under the age of 14 are welcome, but must be supervised at all times by an adult other than the patient. 
• If the patient is in isolation due to an infectious disease, only people 14 years of age or over can visit this patient. 

• This may be possible, however, the following rules apply:
• We cannot allow children to sleep in shared rooms. 
• In private rooms, we do not provide beds for children. Private rooms in the Family Birthing Centre offer beds for partners, but there are no beds for children.  
• Food for children is not offered free of charge at Hôpital Montfort. Food can be bought at the cafeteria or in the vending machines.
• Children must be supervised at all times by an adult other than the patient. If a child is making a lot of noise, running in the corridors or unsupervised, we will ask that the child return home.
• We may ask the child and their guardian to leave the room in order to provide care to the patient. 
• More specifically, at the Family Birthing Centre, it is very important that the new mother be able to rest after the delivery; the same applies to the partner who will have to support the mother and newborn when they go home. It is therefore preferable that the other children spend the night at home or with a loved one, rather than stay at the hospital. 

There is no maximum number of visitors. However, if there are too many visitors in a room, some loved ones may be asked to wait in the waiting room or outside the unit.

I would like to visit a loved one who is in hospital, without disturbing them (for example, during physiotherapy, bathing or a visit from the doctor). When is a good time of day to visit?

Contact your loved one’s healthcare team to find out the best time to visit.

You do not have to sign in. You can go directly to your loved one’s room.

Anyone can visit, based on the patient’s preferences.

Several vending machines are also available throughout the hospital, 24 hours a day.