Your Family and Friends

Raritan Bay Medical Center welcomes your family and friends and tries to make their visits pleasant. However, our primary responsibility is the well-being of our patients, and so we ask you to adhere to the following guidelines.

At either location, all visitors must obtain a pass at the information desk in the main lobbies. Visitors are limited to two per patient at any one time. Unless special permission is obtained, children under 12 may only visit the maternity unit.

Food, beverages, and medications may not be delivered to patients without the approval of the nurse. If visits are not in the best interest of a patient’s recovery, physicians may order passes withheld.

Visiting Hours at the Perth Amboy Location

• General Patient Areas 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Children 12 years of age and older are welcome to visit.

Pediatrics

• Parents (one parent may remain overnight) 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Others 3 to 8 p.m.

Maternity

• Fathers 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Grandparents 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Siblings 11 a.m. to noon and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Others 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

Children must be at least 15 months of age and must have had measles, mumps, and rubella vaccinations. Children must be accompanied by an adult other than the mother.

Intensive and Coronary Care

• First 15 minutes of even hours, noon to 8 p.m.

Parking is available for an hourly charge in the parking deck on the corner of New Brunswick Avenue and Groom Street. Visitor parking is available on the first level. Parking for handicapped visitors, Outpatient / Pre-Admission Testing patients, and short term parking is available directly across from the hospital main entrance on Groom Street.

Visiting hours at the Old Bridge Location

• General Patient Areas 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Children 12 years of age and older are welcome to visit.

Intensive and Coronary Care

• First 15 minutes of even hours, noon to 8 p.m.

Parking is available in the lot directly in front of the Medical Center.

Guest Meal Trays are obtainable for visitors at both locations and may be ordered with 24-hour notice. Please contact the dietary department for more information and prices.

Cafeterias and Gift Shops

The cafeteria at the Perth Amboy location is located on the 4th floor, Gold Wing and is open daily 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. It offers an attractive menu of hot and cold foods and beverages.

The cafeteria at the Old Bridge location is located on the 2nd floor of the Medical Arts Building and is open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. It offers hot and cold foods and beverages and is located in the dining room on the 2nd floor of the Medical Arts Building adjacent to the hospital. Vending machines are available in various areas throughout the hospital.

Café by the Bay in the Perth Amboy location is a retail venue offering specialty coffee drinks, smoothies, pastries, snacks and a selection of grab and go salads and sandwiches. Cards, gifts, sundries and flowers are also available for purchase. Hours of operation are Monday – Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

The Old Bridge gift shop is located off the main lobby and offers a wide selection of gifts, greeting cards, confections, stationery, books and fresh and artificial flower arrangements. The shop is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. The shop is operated by volunteers from Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Old Bridge Auxiliary. Proceeds benefit the Old Bridge Auxiliary and support services and capital equipment needs for Raritan Bay Medical Center. If you or a family member would like to join a Raritan Bay Medical Center auxiliary, ask to speak to the volunteer services manager or call 732.324.5006.