Patient and Visitor Information
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During this year’s flu season MultiCare is working hard to do all we can to protect our patients and 
visitors from seasonal and H1N1 flu viruses. That is why we have developed visitation guidelines to help protect those patients most vulnerable to the current flu viruses, such as our Moms in our Labor and Delivery units.
We are strongly recommending that any children under the age of 12 not visit our adult hospitals, Good Samaritan and Tacoma General. Studies have found that children are more vulnerable to the H1N1 virus and are often carriers and can easily pass it on to others even though they may not show symptoms of the flu for several days prior.
We also encourage the following people avoid visiting someone at the hospital, if possible:
• Anyone with signs and symptoms of colds or flu
• People who have weak immune systems
• Women who are pregnant
• Children between 12 and 18 years old
Good Samaritan Hospital
The birth unit is locked and access is restricted to staff and to authorized visitors who must check in and out of the unit using a telephone system. Each visitor must also give his or her full name when checking in.
In addition, each infant wears a band that will cause an alarm to sound if he or she goes beyond the unit's locked doors.
To help you easily recognize our staff members, each member of the obstetrics unit staff has the letters "OB" in red on their name badge.
Tacoma General Hospital
Each infant wears a band that will cause an alarm to sound if he or she goes beyond the unit's locked doors. To help you easily recognize our staff members, each member of the obstetrics unit staff has pink on their name badge.
Parking
When checking into or visiting the hospital, you may have a lot on your mind. We try to take the stress out of parking and let you focus on what's important.Good Samaritan Hospital
For your convenience, you can park in the parking structure located on the corner of 3rd St. SE and 14th Ave SE, and take the elevator to the 6th floor.
Also avaialble our FREE Valet service at the main entrance of the hospital.
Tacoma General Hospital
Free valet parking is available at the main hospital entrance on Martin Luther King Jr. Way and at the emergency department entrance on J Street.
Additional parking for patients and visitors is available in the Baker Center Garage across from the main entrance of the hospital on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. This is validated parking free of charge for the first two hours. Your ticket can be validated at the main information desk.
Free parking with no time limit is available in the Fifth Street Garage. The entrance is located on J Street.
When you arrive at Tacoma General, follow the signs to labor and delivery. Labor and delivery is on the second floor of the hospital in the J wing – also known as 2J.
If you go into labor between the hours of 8:30pm and 6am, you will need to go to the Emergency Department. The Emergency Department entrance is located at 5th and J Streets.