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Find VA policies on privacy and patient rights, family rights, visitation, and more. Please review these guidelines before you visit a patient at the Northport VA Medical Center: NORTHPORT 

VA MEDICAL CENTER Building 200 79 Middleville Road Northport, NY 11768 VISITING HOURS: INPATIENT MEDICAL-SURGERY VISITATION HOURS:  2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. MENTAL HEALTH VISITATION HOURS:

  2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. CLCS: ONLY TWO FAMILY MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN A VISIT. Rules: 1. Visitors will NOT be required to be tested for SARS-CoV-2 or fully vaccinated as a condition

of visitation. 2. The visit is for a maximum of 30 minutes.  Face Mask and social distancing policies are required. 3. There will be a maximum of four visits scheduled per CLC per day. CLC

Visits will be scheduled at: 1. 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 2. 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 3. 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 4. 1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. MENTAL HEALTH Inpatient Units will schedule visitation

with family members Note: Individual emergency/ special circumstance cases are reviewed upon request.  SPECIAL VISITATION IS PERMITTED FOR PALLIATIVE/HOSPICE PATIENTS/ RESIDENTS LIMITING

YOUR VISIT Our doctors may limit, restrict, or deny visits for the medical well-being of a patient.  We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.  PROHIBITED ITEMS

You can't bring weapons, alcohol, or  Illegal DRUGS classified by the Federal Government into a FEDERAL Building.   On a federal level, all marijuana remains illegal. The federal

government classifies marijuana, along with heroin and cocaine, as a Schedule I drug.   The VA medical center is FEDERAL PROPERTY, all visitors and bags may be searched.    SECURITY  The VA

police patrol the buildings and parking lots every hour of every day. Our police service is located on the first floor of our outpatient building. Report to the VA police any suspicious or

criminal activity, vehicle accidents, and personal property losses on the facility grounds. For police assistance, call 631-261-4400, ext. 17187 or 17186. VA GENERAL VISITATION POLICY The

medical center respects the patient's right to make decisions about his or her care, treatment and services, and to involve the patient's family in care, treatment, and services

decisions to the extent permitted by the patient or surrogate decision-maker.  "Family" is defined as a group of two or more persons united by blood, or adoptive, marital, domestic

partnership, or other legal ties. The family may also be a person or persons not legally related to the individual (such as significant other, friend or caregiver) whom the individual

considers to be family. A family member may be the surrogate decision-maker, as defined in VHA Handbook 1004.02, if authorized to make care decisions for the individual, should he or she

lose decision-making capacity or choose to delegate decision making to another.  The medical center allows a family member, friend or other individual to be present with the patient for

emotional support during the course of their stay. The medical center allows for the presence of a support individual of the patient's choice, unless the individual's presence

infringes on others’ rights or safety, or is medically or therapeutically contraindicated. The individual may or may not be the patient's surrogate decision-maker or legally authorized

representative.  The hospital prohibits discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual

orientation, and gender identity or expression.