Visitor Hours & Guidelines

We welcome visitors and believe that the support of family and friends plays an important role in healing. To help ensure a safe environment for our patients, visitors, and staff, please review the visitation hours and guidelines below before arriving.

Saint Francis Hospital (Tulsa)

Main Entrance (Yale Avenue)

  • Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Visitors must check in at the front desk and receive a wristband showing the patient's room number

Trauma Emergency Center

  • Open 24/7
  • Limited to two visitors per patient
  • No children allowed
  • Visitors must check in and receive a wristband

Pediatric Emergency Center

  • Open 24/7
  • Limited to two adult visitors per patient
  • Siblings may visit when accompanied by a supervising adult
  • Visitors must check in and receive a wristband

Heart Hospital Entrance

  • Open daily from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Visitors must check in and receive a wristband

North Entrance

  • Open daily from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Visitors must check in and receive a wristband

Labor & Delivery

  • Open 24/7
  • Up to three adult visitors allowed
  • Sibling visitation is limited to special circumstances
  • Siblings may wait in designated waiting areas with direct adult supervision
  • All visitors, including parents, must scan a valid, non-expired photo ID through the Lobby Guard system

Mother Baby Unit and Women's Services

  • Open 24/7
  • All visitors, including parents, must scan a valid, non-expired photo ID through the Lobby Guard system
  • Siblings under age 18 may visit when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or caregiver

Saint Francis Children's Hospital

Visitor Health Requirements

Please do not visit if you are currently ill or have been sick within the past 24 hours.

Do not visit if you have experienced:

  • Fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher
  • Cold or flu symptoms
  • Productive cough
  • Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  • Eye drainage
  • New rash or skin lesions
  • Recent exposure to an infectious disease

Identification Requirements

Entry to the Children's Hospital requires identity verification.

Parents and Caregivers

  • Must scan a valid, non-expired driver's license or state-issued ID
  • Receive a security bracelet or NICU seasonal badge upon admission
  • Security bracelet or badge must be scanned each time you re-enter the hospital

Visitors

  • Receive a photo visitor badge
  • Visitor badges must be worn at all times while in the Children's Hospital

Children and Teens

  • Children without a state-issued ID receive a temporary badge showing their destination
  • Unaccompanied visitors ages 16 to 18 must present a state-issued ID

General Pediatric Units

Visiting Hours

Visitors other than primary caregivers may visit from: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Additional guidelines:

  • Children may visit during visiting hours but may not stay overnight
  • Children younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult
  • Visitor lists are determined by the patient and family
  • The number of visitors in a room may be limited based on patient needs and staff access

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Visitation follows General Pediatric Unit guidelines with one additional requirement:

  • Children must be at least 12 years old to visit patient rooms

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

  • Visitation is limited to NICU parents and designated visitors
  • Designated visitors must be at least 18 years old
  • Additional visitors may visit when a parent is present

Sibling Visitation

Sibling visits are available: Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Guidelines include:

  • Ages 2 to 7: One visit per day, up to one hour
  • Ages 8 and older: May visit during approved visiting hours
  • Siblings may not stay overnight
  • Parents are responsible for supervising siblings
  • Current immunization records are required before visiting
  • A sibling visitation health screening form must be completed each day
  • No more than four visitors may be at a baby's bedside at one time
  • Visitors may be asked to leave during procedures or based on patient needs

Additional Children's Hospital Areas

Pediatric Surgery Admit/Discharge (PSAD)

  • Children are permitted in the surgery admission area with adult supervision
  • Visitors under 18 are not permitted in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

MRI and CT

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

St. Jude Affiliate Clinic

  • Sibling visitation is permitted only in exam rooms

Children's Day Hospital (CDH)

  • Children under age 18 are allowed
  • Maximum of two adults per exam room

Group Visits

  • All visitors must sign in and receive visitor badges
  • Groups must be accompanied by an approved ambassador escort at all times

Approved Guest Visits

  • Prior approval is required
  • Security must receive visitor names, date, and time before arrival
  • Guests must scan an ID and wear a visitor badge displaying their approved destination

Visitors who do not follow hospital policies may be asked to leave. Visitation restrictions may be adjusted seasonally or in response to community health concerns.

Saint Francis Muskogee

  • Open 24/7
  • Children may visit when accompanied by a supervising adult
  • Children are not permitted in the Emergency Room

Check-In Information

Monday through Friday

  • Main entrance open 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Visitors receive a wristband after check-in

Evenings and Weekends

  • Use the Emergency Room entrance
  • Check in with admissions staff

Saturday and Sunday

  • Main entrance open 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Saint Francis Muskogee Cancer Center

Open Monday through Friday: 6:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Saint Francis Hospital South

  • Open 24/7
  • Children may visit with adult supervision
  • Children are not permitted in the Emergency Center
  • All visitors must check in at the Emergency Center front desk
  • Returning visitors may use the OBS entrance located north of the ambulance entrance

Saint Francis Hospital Vinita

  • Open 24/7
  • No visitor restrictions in medical and surgical areas
  • Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult
  • Emergency Room patients are limited to two visitors
  • Renaissance Unit visitation is by appointment only

Laureate

Inpatient Psychiatric Units

  • No scheduled visitation outside of family therapy sessions
  • Virtual visitation via Zoom is available

Eating Disorders Program

  • Visitation follows program-specific schedules

Saint Francis Cancer Center

Visiting Hours

  • Monday through Friday: 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visitor Age Requirement

  • Visitors under age 16 are not permitted