Patients and Visitors
Patient's and Visitor's Guide
The staff of CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System wants your stay to be as comfortable as possible. The following information should be helpful to you during your hospitalization. You can download our complete patient's and visitor's guide, by clicking here.
Visiting Hours
While visiting hours are not regulated in non-critical care units, visiting times have been scheduled for patients in our four intensive care units to assure patient care procedures can be performed on a timely basis. The visitation schedule is included in the intensive care patient packets that are distributed at time of admission to a critical care unit.
Smoke-Free Environment
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System provides a smoke-free environment. No smoking is permitted within the hospital or adjoining buildings. Visitor and patient smoking permitted in the following provided areas:
- Adjacent to the hospital north entrance. This area is open during daylight hours.
- Courtyard area near the Emergency Department. This area is available at all times.
Spiritual Care
As part of the health-care team, trained chaplains are available to provide compassionate care and support for the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and families. Members of our spiritual care team may be reached by dialing ext. 2122 between the hours of 8am and 4:30pm. After hours, inform your nursing staff of your spritual care needs.
Gift Shop
Operated by the CHRISTUS St. Michael Auxilary, the Gift Shop offers a variety of gifts, magazines, toiletries, cards and other items. The Gift Shop is open 8:30am—4:30pm, Monday through Saturday and 1pm—4pm on Sunday. Learn more.
Cafeteria Hours
The CHRISTUS St. Michael Cafeteria serves a variety of selections from 6:30am—9:30pm, Monday—Friday and from 6:30am—7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday.
No Information Patient
If you choose to be a "no information" patient, by law, absolutely no information can be provided to anyone. Volunteers and staff members cannot acknowledge your presence at CHRISTUS St. Michael if you are a "no information" patient, which means that no flowers, mail, visitors or phone calls can be forwarded to your room by our staff or volunteers.
