Visiting Guidelines, Hours & Parking

Visitors

General Visiting Hours

Visitors are welcome from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. Those under the age of 18 are discouraged from visiting due to safety and infection control risks. In an effort to maintain a calm and restful environment, all visitors are asked to minimize noise levels throughout the hospital. To give our patients a dedicated time for rest, we observe quiet hours every afternoon between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

As part of our commitment to ensuring UNC Health Rockingham provides a safe workplace and a healing environment, weapons detection systems are currently utilized at the entrance to our emergency department and after-hours entrance. All patients, visitors, and non-credentialed vendors will be screened upon entry.

For the safety and well-being of our patients, no visitors will be allowed to enter the facility after 9:00 p.m. except for circumstance-specific visitation. Circumstance-specific visitation is limited to two individuals in the patient room and includes the following:

  • Family or designee of a patient in Birthing Center
  • Family or designee of a patient just admitted to any unit
  • Family or designee of a pediatric patient
  • Family or designee of a patient whose condition is not stable or is having difficulty adjusting to environmental changes
  • Family or designee of a patient during end-of-life issues
  • Patients requiring assistance with ADLs
  • Other circumstances as required by law

Restricted visiting hours end at 7:00 a.m. daily and are enforced seven days a week.

Parking and Hospital Entrance Information

For your convenience and to ensure the most timely access to care, please utilize the following information when arriving as a patient or guest at UNC Health Rockingham:

Weekdays from 7 am – 5 pm:

  • Outpatient Services: Patients and their support person(s) should park in the main visitors’ lot off E. Kings Highway and enter the hospital through the Main Entrance.
  • Outpatient Surgery: Patients and their support person(s) should park in the main visitors’ lot off E. Kings Highway and enter the hospital through the Day Hospital Entrance
  • Intensive Care Unit, Birthing Center and Medical/Surgical Units: Visitors should park in the main visitors’ lot off E. Kings Highway and enter the hospital through the Main Entrance. Patients for the Birthing Center should enter through the Day Hospital Entrance.
  • Emergency Care: Patients and their support person(s) should park in the Emergency Department lot off S. Van Buren Road/NC Highway 14 and enter the hospital through the Emergency Department Main Entrance.

 Weekdays from 5 pm – 7am and Weekends:

  • Intensive Care Unit, Birthing Center and Medical/Surgical Units: Visitors must park in the Emergency Department lot off S. Van Buren Road/NC Highway 14 and enter the hospital through the Emergency Department Main Entrance. Patients for the Birthing Center must enter through the Emergency Department Main Entrance.
  • Emergency Care: Patients and their support person(s) must park in the Emergency Department lot off S. Van Buren Road/NC Highway 14 and enter the hospital through the Emergency Department Main Entrance.

ICU

All above stated general visitation guidelines are applicable to the ICU.  Hours of visitation are 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Those under the age of 18 are not allowed to visit in the ICU.

Pediatrics

Visitation is allowed 24 hours a day for parents or designated caregivers. General public visitation is allowed between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: All employees must wear identification badges. Do not give your child to anyone who does not wear a badge. If you have questions, talk to your nurse.

Birthing Center

All above stated general visitation guidelines are applicable to the Birthing Center.  Hours of visitation are 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Siblings of any age are allowed in the Birthing Center during visiting hours. All other visitors must be over 18. We allow one visitor overnight once mom has delivered. We allow 3 visitors in the room at a time. Our waiting room is available for visitors. PLEASE NOTE: All employees must wear identification badges. Do not give your baby to anyone who does not wear a badge. If you have questions, talk to your nurse.

Cologne and Fragrances

Due to allergic reactions in patients and other visitors, do not wear cologne or fragrances while visiting within the hospital.

Dress

Shirts and shoes must be worn at all times in the hospital.

Food

Visitors may eat in the cafeteria at the following times:

Monday - Sunday:

Breakfast 6:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Lunch 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Grab & Go 1:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Surgery Patients

If you are having surgery, your family may wait in the Day Hospital lobby. It is important that your family members keep the volunteer on duty or hospital personnel informed about where they will be during your surgery. If there are changes in the schedule or cases are long, the nurse may need to get in touch with them.

Gift Shop

Small Pleasures Gift Shop is located in the main lobby. The gift shop, a project of the Auxiliary, is managed and operated by volunteers. All proceeds are given to the hospital for equipment, services, or scholarships. The gift shop may be reached at 336-627-9711 ext. 171-2483.

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday

As part of our commitment to ensuring UNC Health Rockingham provides a safe workplace and a healing environment, weapons detection systems are currently utilized at the entrance to our emergency department and after-hours entrance. All patients, visitors, and non-credentialed vendors will be screened upon entry.

Quiet Hours

To allow our patients to rest, we observe daily quiet hours on our patient floors from 2 to 4 pm.  

Attention Patients and Visitors

UNC Health Rockingham is a healing environment.

Our teammates have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. Abuse of teammates, visitors or patients will not be tolerated.

  • No weapons (including guns or knives) are permitted on campus for everyone’s safety.
  • No unauthorized videotaping in patient care areas.
  • Incidents may result in removal from this facility and prosecution.

Thank you for respecting everyone’s right to an abuse free workplace.

Statement of Visitation Rights

Upon admission, the hospital informs each patient (and/or his or her legal representative or support person, where appropriate) of patient's visitation rights:

  • Patient's rights to receive the visitors whom they designate, including but not limited to a spouse, domestic partner (including same sex partner) another family member or friend
  • Patient's right to withdraw or deny such consent at any time
  • Justified clinical restrictions which may be imposed on visitation rights.
  • All visitors designated by the patient enjoy visitation privileges that are no more restrictive than those that immediate family members would enjoy.
  • The hospital staff will not restrict, limit or otherwise deny visitation privileges on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.