Visiting our hospitals
Visiting
If you are visiting a family member or friend at either Peel Health Campus or Murray District Hospital, please read the following information to help our patients, staff and visitors stay safe.
For the wellbeing and safety of our patients, please:
- do not visit a patient if you are unwell
- practise good hand hygiene during your visit.
Please note all our hospital sites are smoke and vape free. This includes our hospital and community-based services grounds, buildings, car parks and vehicles.
Our standard visiting times are 8am to 8pm daily (rest period is encouraged between 12:30pm – 2:30pm)
We welcome next of kin, guardians and/or partners in care 24-hours a day, according to our patient’s preference, wellbeing, and other patient and staff safety. However, visitor presence can be flexible according to patient needs in discussion with the treating nursing team.
Children may visit at the discretion of the patient and family but must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times. Parents are very welcome to stay with their children on the paediatric ward.
Visitors are expected to behave in a manner appropriate to the wellbeing of all patients and hospital staff. Violence and aggression of any kind will not be tolerated.Latex balloons are not permitted within our hospital. Some staff and patients in our hospital experience severe anaphylactic (allergic) reactions to latex. For their safety please do not bring latex balloons onto the hospital site.
Contact us
Call our Peel Health Campus Switchboard on 9531 8000
Call Murray District Hospital on 9531 7222.
More information
Find out more information for patients and visitors.