NEW HAVEN, CT (Sept. 14, 2026) -- Yale New Haven Health System hospitals will be expanding their general visiting hours to 8 am to 8 pm daily, giving patients and their loved ones more opportunity to spend time together during a hospital stay.
The extended hours are part of the health system’s ongoing commitment to improving the patient and family experience and recognizing the important role loved ones play in healing and recovery.
Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Westerly and Yale New Haven hospitals announced the expanded visiting hours will be effective Sept. 14, 2026. Expanded visitation hours are already in place at Bridgeport Hospital, another member of Yale New Haven Health System.
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital’s visiting hours remain unchanged, as parents and guardians are welcome 24 hours a day.
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS), one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in Connecticut, is recognized for advanced clinical care, quality, service, cost effectiveness and commitment to improving the health status of the communities it serves. YNHHS includes five hospitals – Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Westerly and Yale New Haven hospitals, several specialty networks and Northeast Medical Group, a non-profit medical foundation with several hundred community-based and hospital-employed physicians. YNHHS is affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine, the clinical practice of the Yale School of Medicine and the largest academic multi-specialty practice in New England. Yale New Haven Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of Yale School of Medicine. www.ynhhs.org
