The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-14
New Visiting Hours
 Listed By Hospitals
Schedule Change Starts November g; United We
 Stand" Adopted as Slogan

drain un manpower hnpoeea hy lhe war Hospitals have been presented with the problem of continued ln4 crease ln demands for hospital serv~ ice. and at Che same tlFne experience ing a marked decrease ln then stagfs. with the armed forces, pub lie health agencies. government agencies, and industry seeking large
 numbers Of doctors, nurses and
 trained personnel it has become necessary for civilian hospitals to revise peacetinie standards. Ace~ Quate, safe nursing care win be pro- vldeo. Auxiliary workers are being trained In large numbers, Day and evening courses for Red Cross nurses aides are being held at both hospitals. High school students are on duty, and volunteers are acting as ward secretaries and assisting with the necessary record work and non~profe duties, However, it will be impossible for hospitals to continue Co provide the luxury service heretofore believed to be es. sentfal.
 Private duty nurses will be called for patients who need special nurs- ing care and only on the recom~ mendation Of the physician, Group nursing is In practice at the Water bury hospital. Just as share your car" is advocated, share your nurse" is encouraged. A private duty nurse may care for from two to four patients, and under this ar rangement the expense is shared by the patients
 In keeping with the war time program, patients are being asked to leave the hospital earlier in or der to provide room and nursing for critically ill patients. Maternity pa- tientS are asked to be prepared to leave the hospital on the seventh or eighth day after the baby is born. Tn many duties it Is necessary to leave on 3rd or 4th day. In the normal case it is perfectly safe, However, no mother will be dis. charged without the approval of her physician.
 It Is necessary to keep telephone { lines to the hospitals available for essential and emergency calls. It is suggested that friends call the patients family and omit unneces- Sary calls through the hospital switchboards.
 Realizing that hospital routine and doctors orders are important parts of the hospital program for speedy recovery, every patient and visitor ought to cooperate. After careful consideration, all morning visiting hours have been discontinued, visit ing hours throughout the hospitals have been shortened, and the num- Der of visitors has been limited. Children are not permitted to visit in the hospital.
 New visiting hours for both hos pitals, effective November g, 1922, are as follows:
 Maternity department, both hos. pitals: Private rooms, p. m. to 1 D. m, ' D. m. to 8 D. m. Daily and limited to two visitors during one visiting period. Two-bed rooms: 2 D. m. to D. m; wards: p, m. to 8 D. m. Daily, limited to two visitors.
 Children's ward: Private rooms: Waterbury hospital. ? D. m. to { p. m., 6 D. m. to ' D. m: St. Mary's hospital: 3 p. m. to 5 D. m, 2 p. m. to 8 D m Daily Limited to two visi- tors during any visiting period.
 Two-bed rooms: Waterbury hos pital p. m. to { p. m. Daily. Linn tied to two visitors during any vls- iting period.
 Cubicles:s Waterbury hospital, 3 p. m. to 3 D. m; St. Mary's hospi- tai, 3 p. m. to 1 D. m. Daily. Limited to two visitors. one at time.
 General Visiting Hours
 Private rooms. both hospitals: 200 D. m. to $500 p. m., 700 p. m. to s:3O D. m. daily. Limited to two visitors at one time.
 Two-bed room, both hospitals: 200 p. m. to 300 p. m. zoo D. m. to 800 p. m. daily. Limited to two visitors during any visiting period.
 Wards: Waterbury hospital, 200 D. m. to 800 p. m.; St. Mary's hos pital, TOO p. m. to 800 D. m. daily. Limited to two visitors during the visiting period.
 Failure to observe the visiting rules will result in the withdrawal of visitors privileges. Quiet and rest are essential parts of the pa- tient's treatment. For this reason friends and relatives are requested to cooperate with the hospitals in adhering closely to their new regu- lations.