Bridgeport Hospital embraces patient visitors, as YOU are a very important part of a patient's healing process. When you visit a patient, we ask that you please observe the following visitor rules:

• Please do not use cell phones and laptop computers except in the main lobby of the hospital.
• Respect the rights of the other patient in a two-bed room. You can help by keeping noise levels low and observing the visiting hour schedule.
• Please do not smoke in the hospital or immediately outside the main doors of the hospital.
• Understand that the hospital reserves the right to restrict visitation at the patient's request or if the hospital determines that a visitor restriction is in the best interests of the patient.
• Understand that, following federal privacy laws, hospital personnel will always communicate directly with the patient. In circumstances when the patient is unable to make decisions for him/herself, hospital personnel will speak with the patient's next-of-kin or the person who holds durable power of attorney.