Parking

Free parking for patients and visitors is available in front of the hospital’s main entrance and the clinic entrance. Parking is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Patients and visitors are cautioned not to park in reserved areas, or areas designated for physicians. Please be sure to lock your vehicle.

Campus directions

Waiting areas

There is a lounge for visitors on the first floor in the lobby. Specific waiting areas have been designated for families of patients in the emergency department, surgery and the inpatient units on second floor.

Floorplan and Wayfinding Map

Wireless high-speed internet access

Free wi-fi/wireless high-speed internet access is available for patients and visitors at the hospital.

Visiting hours

Visitors can be good medicine for patients, and family members and friends are welcome to visit. Although there are no set visiting hours for most patient areas, patient care is our primary concern at New Ulm Medical Center (check with staff for information on visiting hours and restrictions for the Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Units).

In order to enhance the quality of care, visiting hours and regulations are up to the discretion of the patient, doctor and nursing staff. In the best interest of your friend or relative, please follow these guidelines. If you need additional information, just check with the nurse on duty in the unit.

Visiting Regulations

The following are general guidelines for visitors:

• Visitors may not smoke in patient rooms or anywhere on the Medical Center campus.
• Visitors must dress appropriately and must wear shirts and shoes.
• No more than four visitors are allowed at the bedside at one time. Visitors in semi-private rooms should be considerate of both patients.
• People with colds, sore throats, or any contagious diseases should not visit patients.
• Visits should be kept short.
• Visitors should maintain a quiet environment and avoid unnecessary noise.
• Visitors may be asked to leave the room during tests or treatments or when the doctor or nurse needs to see the patient.
• Latex balloons are prohibited in the Medical Center.