Houston Methodist

The Woodlands Hospital

Welcome to Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, a full-service, acute care hospital serving The Woodlands and communities in Montgomery County and the north Houston region. At Houston Methodist The Woodlands, you'll find many of the same exceptional programs and services as our flagship hospital in the Texas Medical Center, including cancer care, cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, sports medicine, surgery services and women's health. Learn more about us >

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COVID-19: PATIENT & VISITOR INFORMATION

Visitor Policy (effective 12/24/2021)

Patients may have 1 healthy visitor (18 years or older) per day, except in certain circumstances where it could be a community health risk.

For everyone’s safety and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we strongly discourage visitors. We encourage only vaccinated visitors enter the hospital or physician offices. All visitors are required to wear a mask for the entirety of their visit and are subject to Houston Methodist’s screening policy.

Emergency department

• For safety, no visitors are allowed in the waiting room except in special circumstances such as for disabled patients who may need one visitor to provide support.
• Visitors may be asked to wait in their vehicle until their family member is placed in a patient room.
• Visitors will be notified once the emergency patient is in a patient room and it is deemed safe for them to have one visitor.
• COVID-19 patients — Visitors are not allowed if the patient’s physician deems it unsafe.

Hospitalized patients, procedures, treatments, doctor appointments and vaccine clinics
Generally, each patient is allowed 1 healthy visitor per day. Exceptions include:

• Hospitalized patients are allowed 1 healthy overnight visitor (18 years or older).
• Labor and delivery patients are allowed 1 healthy visitor per day (18 years or older). One healthy visitor (18 years or older) may stay overnight. For the Neonatal ICU, both parents will be allowed to visit.
• On the day of surgery, 1 healthy visitor per day is allowed to stay in the waiting room during surgery, then accompany the patient back to the unit.

COVID-19 or other infectious hospitalized patients

Visitors are not allowed if the patient’s physician deems it unsafe. Otherwise, 1 healthy visitor (18 years or older) per day will be allowed and will be required to wear the necessary safety equipment at all times.

Exceptions

• Visitor policies will vary for long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs).
• If you feel an exception is needed, please speak to management.
• Exceptions will be made for compassionate reasons, based on the patient’s medical condition.
• Patient’s clergy may visit without being “counted” against the patient’s visitor limit.
• Visitor hours may be determined by each unit.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED IN ALL HOUSTON METHODIST FACILITIES.

Learn more about Patient & Visitor Resources at the Woodlands Hospital

The following entrances are open for screening/entry: 

• Hospital: Hope Tower entrance of the hospital, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
• Medical Office Building 1: Main lobby entrance     
  • 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Monday – Friday) 
  • 8 a.m. to Noon (Saturday) 
• Medical Office Building 2: Main lobby entrance
  • 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Monday –Friday) 
• Emergency Department Entrance: Open 24/7