Visitor's Information

Visitor’s Information

(A)  Important Notes for Visitation

By advice of Department of Health, due to the current COVID-19 epidemic situation, the Hospital has enhanced the visitation measure to safeguard the health of patients, visitors and staff. Visitors have to comply with the following requirements :

  1. Visiting hours
    • General Wards: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
    • Isolation Ward: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm. There is no visiting arrangement for patients under airborne precaution.
  2. Only 2 visitors are allowed.
  3. All inpatient visitors must a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result on the same day before entering the ward.
  4. Visitors must wear mask at all times. Eating or drinking is strictly prohibited.
  5. If visitors have the following conditions, please do not visit:
    • Fever, respiratory symptoms, sudden loss of taste or smell, gastroenteritis, unexplained or acute rash
      in the past 48 hours;
    • Contacted person who are COVID-19 confirmed or under quarantine in the past 5 days;

(B)  Pre-Admission COVID-19 Test Screening

1. In-patients:

  • Must present a negative COVID-19 PCR report which is conducted within 48 hours (specimen collection time) by a Community Testing Centre or a Hong Kong Government approved laboratory upon the admission registration.

2. Day bed and day procedure

  • Self-administration of Rapid Antigen test (RAT) before arriving at the hospital on the day of admission. Please present a photo (mobile phone screenshot) of the RAT with -ve result to our staff .

 

The above mentioned arrangements are subject to change in accordance to the development of the pandemic without prior notice.

Hong Kong Baptist Hospital

16 December 2022

Note:

  1. Only parents are allowed to visit the baby if he/ she is under incubator or phototherapy care.
  2. Please do not allow children into patients’ rooms for the sake of their health.
  3. Patient’s relatives or friends may inquire your room no. with the Admission reception desk. If you want to keep your hospitalization private, please inform the staff of Admission or the Ward

(B)  How to Get There