Visitors play a vital role in supporting loved ones and friends at St. Mary's Hospital. We’ll do our best to make you feel welcome and comfortable during your time with us.

Visiting policies may vary among departments in the hospital. Please review our Intensive Care Center Visitor's Information.

Smoking is not permitted within the hospital.  Non-patients may use a designated smoking area located at the rear of the hospital.



Visiting hours are unlimited. Please review our guidelines.

• Main Entrance hours are 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• The Emergency Care Center Entrance is open 24 hours a day.

Cafeteria:
The Café at Buena Vista hospital cafeteria is located on the first floor and serves meals during the following hours:

Breakfast - 6:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Lunch - 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Dinner - 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Late Night Service - 1 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Select Items Available - 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

The Café at Buena Vista is open between meals for beverages and snacks. Vending machines are located adjacent to the cafeteria as well as in the Emergency Department lobby and the Intensive Care Center waiting area.

Gift Shop:
The Gift Shop is operated by volunteers from the St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary.  The shop carries a wide range of gifts, cards, balloons, flowers, snacks, and reading materials.

Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

To reach the shop or for information on volunteering, please call 301-475-6153.

Flower arrangements are available for purchase daily in the gift shop.  Telephone orders for flowers are not accepted but can be placed with the following local florists in the Leonardtown area:

Visiting Policy

St. Mary's Hospital has a strong commitment to customer service. Family-focused care in a caring environment can be achieved while maintaining staff and patient safety. It is our philosophy that visitation of family and friends be a least restrictive as possible. On a case-by-case basis, limitations may need to be made due to the clinical condition of the patient or at a patient’s request.

Visiting Guidelines

For the safety and security of our patients and their families, all visitors to the inpatient areas must sign in at the front desk, and must wear a visitor’s badge issued at sign-in. The badge should be displayed on a visible article of clothing throughout your visit.

Visiting hours are unlimited, with the following guidelines:

Intensive Care Center

Visitors must use the telephone in the visitor's waiting area to gain entry. Visitation may be altered or reduced at the nurse's or doctor's discretion.

Intensive Care Center Service Information >>

Maternal & Women's Health

A telephone is provided in the visitor waiting area to assist visitors in gaining entry to patient rooms. Children are allowed to visit, providing they are healthy.

Maternal & Women's Health Service Information >>

Behavioral Health

Visiting hours are 6-8 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays and 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. Two visitors are allowed at a time per patient. All visitors must sign in at the nursing station. All packages must be inspected. Visitors under the age of 12 are allowed with permission of the charge nurse. Special exceptions can be made at the discretion of the psychiatrist.

Behavioral Health Service Information >>

Pediatrics

Parents are encouraged to stay with a pediatric patient at all times.

Emergency Care Center

Visitors are permissible at the discretion of the nurse and/or physician caring for the patient. As a rule, the number of visitors will be restricted to two. Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visitors may not be present under certain conditions as determined by the physician present.

Emergency Care Center Service Information >>

Condition Reports

Any personal information about a patient's diagnosis and treatment must come from the patient's physician; this information is only given to a member of the immediate family who the patient designates as family spokesperson.

Children

Visiting children must be attended to by an adult other than the patient. Children must not be left unattended. They may enter patient care areas only if they are healthy at the time of the visit.

Overnight Visitors

Family or significant others are welcome to stay overnight with their loved ones in single rooms. It is requested that only one guest remain overnight in the patient room. A sofa bed is available in most patient care areas for this purpose. When additional guests wish to stay overnight, alternative accommodations will be suggested on a case-by-case basis. The hospital is not obligated to accommodate an overnight stay.