Patient and Visitor Information for McLaren Lapeer Region
As a patient of McLaren Lapeer Region, your care and satisfaction are our main concerns. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, an employed primary care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering over 250,000 lives, home health care and hospice, durable medical equipment, retail pharmacy services, and a wholly-owned medical malpractice insurance company. Our team of health care professionals strives to deliver quality and personalized care, in partnership with you and your family. If there is anything you need during your stay, please speak with a member of your health care team.
McLaren Lapeer Region is a smoke-free facility. We ask that you use cellular phones in posted areas only.
While you may not be in the hospital under life-threatening circumstances, we encourage every patient and family to educate themselves about advance care planning. We encourage feedback on how we serve you and your family while you're in our care.
Visiting Hours
While most patients enjoy having visitors, long visits can be tiring. Keep in mind that the focus of your visit is the patient.
Birthing Center/Obstetrics: At the discretion of the new family
Intensive Care Unit: Visitors are asked to contact the ICU nursing staff. A quiet time for patients to rest is from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. daily
Medical/Surgical Patient Floors (PCU, Orthopedics, Telemetry 2 and Telemetry 3): 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
A quiet time for patients to rest is from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. daily.
Visitor expectations
Visits from family and friends can play an important role in patient care. Visiting hours are determined by the severity and type of the patient's illness as well as the patient's needs and wants. Ask a health care team member about any special policies regarding visiting.
- All visitors must check in at the Information Desk located in the main lobby or at the Emergency Department check-in.
- Restricted visiting hours are in place for the Intensive Care Unit and Behavioral Health Unit.
- No more than two visitors may be in a patient room at any given time.
- If there is a need for a visitor to stay overnight, please arrange for accommodations with staff.
- Anyone with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, a cold, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or runny nose will be encouraged to leave.
- Visitor guidelines are subject to change in order to meet health, safety, or other emergency needs. Any and all such changes will be clearly communicated to visitors at the Information Desk.
Considerations
Please check with the nursing staff for any restrictions on patient gifts (e.g. flowers, food). Latex balloons are not allowed.
Non Smoking
McLaren Lapeer Region prohibits smoking or tobacco use anywhere in the buildings or on the grounds owned or leased by McLaren Lapeer Region.
Fire Safety
We conduct fire drills from time to time. If you hear an alarm, stay where you are. In an actual emergency, hospital staff will direct you as to what to do.