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Patient and Visitor Information

Visiting hours

Good Samaritan Hospital
Visiting hours at the Family Birth Center at Good Samaritan are open while mom is in labor. After delivery, visiting hours end at 8pm so the new family is able to get plenty of rest. Of course, mom's partner can stay with her at all times.

Tacoma General Hospital
Visiting hours at the Family Birth Center at Tacoma General are open at all hours of the day and night.

Security

Your baby's safety is our primary concern, both before and after he or she is born. Our security policy is designed to make sure your family is comfortable and safe during your entire hospital stay.

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 your car in the circle drive at our main entrance at 407 14th Ave. S.E. until your loved one is in his or her room.

We also have valet parking available at the front entrance, Monday through Friday, from 7am to 6pm. After 6pm you will be able to retrieve your keys from our security personnel.

If you choose to park your own car, you can use our parking garage. From the parking garage, take the elevator to the 6th floor to access the Family Birth Center.

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.