Visiting us

Visiting guidelines

Read our latest visitor guidelines. 

Visiting a patient at Buffalo Hospital

General visiting hours end at 8 p.m.

In addition to our systemwide visiting guidelines, please observe the following, general guidelines, when visiting Buffalo Hospital:

• You may not smoke in patient rooms or anywhere on the hospital campus.
• You must dress appropriately and must wear shirts and shoes.
• No more than four visitors are allowed at the bedside at one time.
• People with colds, sore throats or any contagious diseases should not visit patients.
• Visits should be kept short.
• Maintain a quiet environment and avoid unnecessary noise.
• You may be asked to leave the room during tests or treatments or when the doctor or nurse needs to see the patient.
• Latex balloons are prohibited in the hospital.

Hours may be restricted for patients who are in intensive care, coronary care or an isolation area. Fathers and siblings of newborns are welcome to visit anytime; other family and friends should visit during visiting hours.

Campus guide

Information desks can be found in near the main entrance, Emergency Room, Surgery and Outpatient Center and Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute.

Campus map

Parking

Free parking is available in the lots outside the main lobby entrance (purple lot) with additional parking outside the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute and the Surgery Center (orange lot).

Emergency parking is located in the lot off of Anderson Avenue (red lot).