Our hospital's current visitor information
At Parkland Medical Center, we recognize the valuable role family, friends and significant others play in your recovery. We welcome your visitors throughout your hospital stay but also respect your desire to restrict visitors at any time. Make sure to notify your nurse of your preferences.
You may designate a support person to accompany you through all courses of your treatment except when it poses a risk to you, the visitor or other patients.
Visiting hours
Visiting hours will vary from unit to unit based on both patient and hospital needs. For the most up-to-date visiting hours, contact the nurse's station in the unit you are trying to visit.
Special guidelines apply for visitors to the intensive care unit (ICU), sometimes referred to as the critical care unit (CCU).
Visitor guidelines
Visitors are asked to follow these guidelines:
- Alcohol, disruptive or violent behavior, street drugs and weapons are prohibited.
- Avoid visiting if you have a cold, cough, sore throat or communicable disease.
- Children under 12 are welcome if they do not show any signs of respiratory illness or communicable disease. They must be accompanied by an adult at all times and should not be left unattended.
- Emergency room (ER) visitors must be age 16 or older.
- Flowers and plants are not allowed in the ICU.
- For safety, only non-latex balloons are allowed in the hospital.
- Smoking is not permitted anywhere in or around the hospital.
Visits may be interrupted and you may be asked to leave the room when treatments are delivered or if patients are scheduled for tests or treatments in other locations.
If you are planning on staying overnight, explore our extensive amenities for patients and visitors and ask the nursing staff about arranging overnight accommodations.
Contact a patient
To phone a patient at Parkland, call (603) 432-1500 and ask to be connected to the patient or room number.
If you would like to mail something to a patient's room, address your mail in the following way:
Patient's Name
Patient's Room Number
Parkland Medical Center
One Parkland Dr
Derry, NH 03038
Visitor infection prevention
Be aware of your responsibility as a visitor for infection prevention. Handwashing is the best way to prevent the spread of infection. Wash your hands before and after making contact with patients, after using the bathroom, after handling contaminated items, before eating and before preparing food for someone else to eat.
Comply with notices on patients' doors concerning isolation precautions, such as "Contact Precautions," "Droplet Precautions," or "Airborne Precautions." Before entering the room, ask the nursing staff for any pertinent patient information to ensure the safest possible visits.