Visiting a Patient at Magee-Womens Hospital
If you are planning to visit a patient who has been admitted to Magee-Womens Hospital, use the links below for helpful information.
Visiting Hours | Gift Shop | Parking | Driving Directions
Visiting Hours
Visiting hours are from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. No one under age 13 may visit without first checking with the patient's nurse. Support people may be able to spend the night in the patient’s private room if needed. Please make arrangements with the patient's nurse nurse.
Magee-Womens Hospital knows how important it is for family and friends to be involved in your recovery. Our family-centered care philosophy offers flexibility for visiting. However, your health and overall safety and security influence the number of visitors and time they can spend with you. We ask visitors to observe the following general guidelines, in addition to the guideline noted for specific units:
- Visitors are permitted to enter only the area which they are visiting.
- Visitors should not come to visit if they have an active communicable infection, such as an upper respiratory, viral, or skin infection, or infectious diarrhea.
- Except for children of a patient, all children who visit must be at least 13 years of age. All children must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.
- No child should be brought to visit who has a fever, respiratory infection, gastrointestinal infection, diarrhea, or exposure within the preceding three weeks to measles, mumps, chicken pox, or German measles.
Womancare Birth Center
The Womancare Birth Center permits four visitors at a time until 8:30 p.m. After 8:30 p.m., only four primary support people will be permitted to stay. All other visitors will be asked to either leave the hospital or will be sent to the Emergency Department waiting room. During birth, one or two visitors may be present.
After the baby is born, the new baby's brothers and sisters are allowed to visit. They must be with an adult at all times. No other children under age 13 are permitted to visit. Anyone who is sick or has been exposed to an infectious disease (such as chicken pox) in the past three weeks should not visit. In the triage area, visitors are limited to only one support person because of limited space in the area.
Postpartum Units
The patient’s primary support person may visit 24 hours a day. Visiting hours for all others are from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The new baby's siblings are welcome during these times. Except for the new baby's siblings, children under 13 may not visit. Your baby may be with you during visiting hours. Please remind visitors to wash their hands before and after holding the baby.
Medical, Surgical, and Oncology Units
Visiting hours are from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Support persons may spend the night in the patient's private room if needed.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Visitation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) is liberal and flexible. Parents or the main support person are encouraged to visit with the understanding that there are times when you may be asked to leave the room in order for tests, treatments, health assessments, and medical/nursing reports to be done without interruption. Please remember that patient care is always our first priority.
Gift Shop
Located off the main lobby, the Garden View Gift Shop carries newspapers, magazines, fresh floral arrangements, stuffed animals, and gift items for adults and babies. The shop includes a snack bar and is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Parking
Patients and visitors may park in the underground parking garage located at the main entrance off Halket Street. The garage is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. You may pay for parking at the pay stations located in the hospital's Main Lobby and on the Zero Level.
Driving Directions
Get directions tailored to your starting point, or follow these general directions from points west, east, north, or south of Magee-Womens Hospital.
From Points East, via the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Philadelphia, Harrisburg)
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Exit 57 (Pittsburgh/Monroeville Exit) to I-376 West. From I-376 West, take Exit 3B (Oakland/Bates Street Exit). At the first stoplight on Bates Street, turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies. At the first stoplight on the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Halket Street. The entrance to Magee-Womens Hospital is on the left, one-half block from the intersection.
From Points Southeast
Follow Route 51 North to Liberty Tunnels. Turn right through tunnels and cross Liberty Bridge. Bear right onto ramp, heading toward Oakland. Make right onto Boulevard of the Allies. Follow Boulevard to Forbes Avenue Exit. Follow Forbes to second light, Halket Street. Make right onto Halket and follow one-half block to Magee entrance on right.
From Points West, via the Ohio Turnpike and Route 60 (Ohio, Pittsburgh International Airport)
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Exit 10 to Route 60 South. Follow Route 60 South past the Pittsburgh International Airport to I-279 North. Take I-279 North through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and follow the signs to I-376 East. Take Exit 2A (Forbes/Oakland Exit). Follow Forbes to Halket Street. Turn right. The entrance to Magee-Womens Hospital is on the right, one-half block from the intersection.
From Points South, via I-79 North (Washington, Pa.; West Virginia)
Take I-79 North to Exit 59A, I-279 North. Take I-279 North through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and follow the signs to I-376 East. Take Exit 2A (Forbes/Oakland Exit). Follow Forbes to Halket Street. Turn right. The entrance to Magee-Womens Hospital is on the right, one-half block from the intersection.
From Points North, via I-79 (Erie, Western New York)
Take I-79 South to I-279 South, Exit 72, to Pittsburgh. Near downtown Pittsburgh, take Exit 8A to I-579; follow the signs that read "Monroeville." Take the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit; do not exit at I-376 East. Make the right turn onto the Forbes Avenue ramp. (Forbes is a one-way street.) Follow Forbes to Halket Street. Turn right. The entrance to Magee-Womens Hospital is on the right, one-half block from the intersection.
From Allegheny Valley
Take Route 28 South to Highland Park Bridge. Follow signs for Washington Boulevard. Stay in right lane and bear right at first light. Continue straight onto Washington Boulevard. This becomes Fifth Avenue. Follow Fifth Avenue through Oakland, to Halket Street (one block past UPMC Montefiore). Make left onto Halket and follow one-and-one-half blocks to Magee entrance on right.