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Visiting Hours and Guidelines

We welcome visitors to our hospitals, recognizing them as a vital part of our patients’ healing journey and overall well-being.

CHOC Hospital, Orange

1201 W. La Veta Ave.
Orange, CA 92868

For hospitalized patients:

  • Three individuals (two parents/guardians and an additional individual, which can include a sibling 12 years and older) who are well will be permitted to visit during this time. Visiting hours are from 8 a.m.–8 p.m. daily. Only parents/guardians will be permitted after hours.
  • Siblings younger than 12 years are not permitted with the exception of siblings who are breastfeeding. They are permitted in patient rooms for feedings during visiting hours.
  • For extended hospitalizations, parents (or patients 18 and older) may complete a visitor restriction exemption form, listing four surrogate names. This form will be provided by your inpatient nurse, who will assist you in completing it. For your child’s safety, there can be no more than three individuals at the bedside. Surrogate names will not be changed for the duration of the admission.
  • Proper hand hygiene is necessary each time you enter and exit the patient’s room.
  • Patients in isolation and their parents/guardians will not be allowed to visit the playrooms or other patient rooms. Child life specialists have activities that can be brought to the isolation rooms.
  • When the patient is visiting public areas in the hospital (given approval from the patient’s physician), please remember to use good hand hygiene and stay at least 3 feet away from others.

For non-hospital visits:

For visits to the lab, radiology, rehabilitation, surgical waiting area, OPI, clinics or ED, we encourage one adult to accompany the child. Please avoid bringing extra family members to appointments and waiting areas.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your partnership in helping us to protect all of the children and families we serve.

Additional Visitor Information

CHOC at Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo

27700 Medical Center Road
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

  • Visiting hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
  • Up to three visitors are allowed at bedside at a time.
  • Parking is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the lot on the upper campus. There are also two parking structures – Mission Parking One is located off of Crown Valley Parkway and Los Altos. Mission Parking Two is located off of Medical Center Road or Crown Valley Parkway.
  • Find out more information about visiting Mission Hospital here.

How We Identify Patients, Parents, Visitors and Employees

Parent and Visitor Identification
All parents, guardians and visitors must check in and obtain a pass every day at the Admitting desk in the main lobby on the first or second floor. You may be given a long-term visitor pass. This pass allows the parent, legal guardian or surrogate to bypass the Admitting desk for as long as the visitor pass is valid. The name tag must be worn in plain sight on the person’s right chest area. Parents/guardians will also receive a yellow armband to wear which must be worn and visible to identify them. If the band comes off or is lost, notify nursing staff to replace the band immediately.

Patient Identification
CHOC patients are required to wear identification bands for safety and security reasons. If the band comes off or is lost, notify nursing staff to replace the band immediately. You must have a physician’s order for your child to leave the floor. When you leave to go to the gift shop, Turtle Talk, radio station and cafeteria you must let your nurse know. The nurse will provide you an orange badge for your child to wear.

Employee Identification
All of our employees and staff physicians wear a hospital badge so they can be easily identified. It’s a good idea to become familiar with the hospital staff working in the unit where your child is staying. Do not leave your child with anyone who is not wearing a CHOC identification badge or without knowing where your child will be taken and how long the tests will take. Please notify the nurse immediately if you see any unfamiliar person(s) entering your child’s room or asking about your child.