Inpatient

Though it’s nice to go home the same day as treatment, sometimes you may need to be admitted to the hospital for observation or ongoing care due to injury, illness or surgery. Our inpatient care team is ready to provide the general medical care and intensive care you need and make you as comfortable as possible.

What to expect when admitted to our hospitals

When you need to stay overnight or longer at one of our hospitals, you can expect:

Around-the-clock compassionate care
Enjoyable and healthy meals prepared by our nutritional services staff
Access to spiritual care services, which can serve as a source of support, guidance, companionship and hope, no matter your religious belief

Depending on your injury or condition, you may receive treatment from a range of departments, such as:

Cardiac rehabilitation – Care for patients recovering from heart surgery. You may work with specialists such as physical therapists, dietitians and exercise physiologists.
Inpatient rehabilitation – Care for patients who have suffered a stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury or other traumas and disorders.
Intensive care unit (ICU) – Care for patients with serious, life-threatening injuries or conditions. Doctors and nurses in our ICUs receive special training to provide this critical care.
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) – Care for newborn babies who require 24-hour monitoring for conditions such as premature birth and other complications. We offer Level III NICUs at several of our locations.
Surgical unit – Care for patients who have had a surgical procedure.

What to expect in the ICU

Intensive care patients need time to rest and heal. You can visit your loved one as their condition allows, but please respect our ICU rules to make sure every patient can rest peacefully and safely:

Check with the nurses’ desk before entering a patient’s room
Cell phone use is prohibited
Young children often are not admitted to our ICUs for patient health reasons
Keep conversations quiet
No food or drink in the patient care area
Only two visitors are allowed at a time

You may hear alarms and bells from medical machines in the intensive care unit. There’s no need to be concerned. These audio cues tell our intensive care team that they need to perform routine treatment for patients. If the person you’re visiting needs care, you’ll be asked to leave the room to protect their privacy.

Additional information is available in the visitor waiting room and patients’ rooms. If you have questions, please ask one of the nurses.

ICU visiting hours

Our ICUs have set visiting hours that allow family members to visit loved ones and give them emotional support. Because of the sensitive nature of intensive care, some locations allow only immediate family members to visit to maintain patient privacy. Other family members and loved ones must wait outside of the intensive care unit.

Good Samaritan

Visitors are welcome anytime in the intensive care unit.

St. James Healthcare

Patients in our 12-room intensive care unit receive critical care 24/7.

Check with the intensive care unit nurse to arrange individual visiting hours. Live flowers and plants are not allowed in the intensive care unit.

St. Joseph Hospital

Children under 12 are more likely than teens and adults to carry infectious diseases that can cause serious complications for ICU patients with compromised immune systems. Kids younger than 12 are not allowed in the ICU except under extreme circumstances. Please check with an ICU nurse if this applies to you.

Visiting hours:
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
3 – 6 p.m.
8 – 10 p.m.

Lutheran Medical Center

Our 30-bed ICU cares for adults with cardiovascular, neurological, medical and surgical conditions.

Visitors are welcome anytime, but you must check in at the nurses’ desk before entering the patient’s room. Children younger than 14 are not allowed in the ICU.

Lutheran Medical Center has a strong integrative medicine program. We believe many of these therapies help our patients while they are in our care, including our aromatherapy offerings. Aromatherapy is a treatment which uses fragrant oils to improve health or mood. It also may help ease pain, nausea, stress, and depression.

St. Mary’s Medical Center

Most of the nurses who staff our 32-bed ICU are certified as Critical Care Registered Nurses from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. These nurses have received special training to treat critically ill patients.

In addition to medical staff, pastors are available for around-the-clock emotional and spiritual support.

Visiting hours:
8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
4 – 6:30 p.m.

St. Vincent Healthcare

Our ICU offers advanced care for patients with serious conditions.

We believe that the presence of family and loved ones is important as a source of comfort, strength and hope. We welcome visitors any time, but please check in at the nurses’ desk before entering the patient room. We ask that you please limit the time young children spend at the bedside. All children should be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Platte Valley Medical Center

We welcome visitors 24 hours a day, as the patient’s desires and condition allows. If you have a cold, flu, sore throat, gastrointestinal upsets or other contagious diseases please reconsider your visit, or wear a mask while in the building. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Inpatient Services

Inpatient Care

What to expect when admitted to our hospitals

What to expect in the ICU

ICU visiting hours

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Inpatient Care

What to expect when admitted to our hospitals

What to expect in the ICU

ICU visiting hours

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