Visiting Our Hospitals

Important Notice:

We are currently experiencing high levels of winter bugs across our local communities and in our hospitals. Visiting restrictions may be in place - please check before you travel.

Visiting may be restricted or suspended immediately if there are any safety concerns, such as the spread of infection on our wards.

To confirm if the ward is accepting visitors, please call our switchboard:

• Whiston and St Helens Hospitals: 0151 426 1600
• Southport Hospital: 01704 547 471
• Ormskirk Hospital: 01695 577 111
• Newton Community Hospital: 0151 290 483

Please do not visit our hospitals if you have been feeling unwell in the last 48 hours with symptoms such as:

• Vomiting, stomach pains and/or diarrhoea
• high temperature
• runny or blocked nose
• sneezing
• a cough
• red, sore watery eyes

Measles

If you have been in contact with someone with measles in the last three weeks, or you are unwell, then please do not visit our hospitals.

If you need to attend hospital and have been in contact with measles in the last three weeks, please inform us as soon as possible: if attending hospital urgently, please inform the receptionist or clinical team as soon as you arrive; if you have a planned appointment, please inform your clinical team as soon as possible prior to attending.

Please use the links below for visiting information at all our hospitals.

For Whiston, St Helens and Newton Hospitals please click here

For Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals
please click here