Visiting Our Facilities

Mass General Brigham understands that visitors and support persons are valuable parts of your health and well-being. The safety of our patients, staff, and community is very important to us.

All potential visitors and support persons (including birth partners, parents/caregivers of pediatric patients, attorneys of patients, and designated support persons for patients with disabilities) should review the specific facility's website for details before visiting. 

• Brigham and Women's Hospital 
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital
• Martha's Vineyard Hospital
• Mass Eye and Ear
• McLean Hospital
• Nantucket Cottage Hospital
• Newton-Wellesley Hospital
• Salem Hospital
• Spaulding Rehabilitation
• Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Inpatient areas

Mass General Brigham hospitals permit two patient visitors at a time per patient. Support Persons are considered in addition to the patient visitors.

Under some circumstances, facilities may need to restrict visits more than the above. 

Outpatient areas

One patient visitor or support person is allowed in outpatient areas (areas for patients who are not admitted to the hospital, for example, in the emergency room, surgical or procedural rooms, or clinics). 

Please note that in some situations, we may need to limit visitors to ensure patient and staff safety. 

Check your symptoms

Please delay your visit to one of our facilities if: 

1. You develop any of the following symptoms:
   Fever or chills
   Cough, congestion, or runny nose
   Vomiting or diarrhea
   New skin rash (with fever)
   
   OR
    
   
2. You are diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19 within 10 days of an appointment.
    

Updated May 3, 2023