Two Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals launched a new policy allowing 24-hour visitation in select departments, according to centraljersery.com.
The two New Jersey hospitals are Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, and Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge.
Families visiting patients in either hospital's medical/surgical, telemetry, intensive care and coronary care units will be allowed to see their loved ones 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Hospital guests will need to present a government-issued photo ID and obtain a welcome pass to enter the facility. Officials can also take a photo of the individual at either facility's front desk to permit entry if they do not possess a photo ID, the report states.