A job action is currently taking place outside the main entrance of Butler Hospital's campus. The hospital will remain open and continue to provide the highest quality of care for our patients. Due to the current job action, the hospital will have a modified visiting hour schedule for all units.
Delmonico Building units D4, D2 (Kent Unit) and Adolescent Unit, Riverview Units R2 and R3 and Lippitt Unit L1 and L2:
- Visiting hours will be in the evenings for 2 sessions 5:00 pm-5:45 pm and 5:45 pm-6:30 pm.
- All visits will be scheduled, no walk ins.
- Visits are arranged by the patient and a member of the treatment team—there is a signup sheet so that the total number of visitors per visiting hour can be monitored.
- Each unit will allow 2-4 scheduled visitors per time block.
- Prior to the beginning of visiting hours, the security staff at the front desk calls the units and gets the list for the day.
- If a visitor shows up who is not expected, Security will call the unit to ask if they can be permitted to go up and the visitor may be denied if there are already visitors scheduled or if the patient is not in agreement with the visit.
- All visitors will be screened by Security (includes canine screening), have their bags and coats stored securely, and provided with a visitor badge in the Visitor Registration Center
Delmonico 3: no visiting hours
Inpatient Assessment Center: Patients coming in for evaluation may have one support person accompany them. However, visitors may be asked to wait in a separate area until they can meet with the clinical team based on space limitation.
