Visiting A Patient
Visits from family and friends are an important part of recovery. The Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital (YGOPH) welcomes visitors every day, and asks everyone to respect the visiting hours and a few simple rules that protect patients – especially newborns, children and people in intensive care.
This page explains when you can visit, how to get to the hospital, and what to do on the day of your visit.
Guidelines At A Glance
Visits take place from 12:00 to 13:00 and from 18:00 to 19:00, so that patients can rest and care can continue. A maximum of two visitors per patient is allowed at the same time. In intensive care and the neonatal unit, only close family members may visit, after agreement with the nurse in charge.
Entering the hospital
- Enter through the main gate in Ngousso; the emergency entrance is signposted
- Ask the reception or a hostess for the ward and room number
- Car park available inside the hospital grounds
- Security staff may ask you the purpose of your visit
Protecting patients
- Wash your hands when entering and leaving wards
- Do not visit if you have a fever, cough, diarrhoea or a rash
- Young children should not visit wards, unless agreed with the head nurse
- No flowers in intensive care or the neonatal unit
Respecting others
- Speak softly and set your phone to silent
- Do not take photos or videos of other patients or staff
- Do not sit on beds or wait in corridors
- Smoking and alcohol are forbidden in the hospital
On the day of your visit
- Check the visiting hours: 12:00 – 13:00 and 18:00 – 19:00
- Stay at home if you are unwell
- Ask the family whether the patient can receive food
- Go to the reception to find the ward and room
- Wash your hands at the entrance of the ward
- Follow the instructions of the nurses and security staff
- Maximum two visitors at the same time
- Keep the visit short and calm, so the patient can rest
- Leave the room during care or the doctors' round if asked
- One companion may stay with a child or a patient who needs assistance
- Ask the head nurse of the ward for authorisation
- Companions must respect the rules of the ward
Visitor enquiries
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Phone: (+237) 670 607 278
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Email: contact@hgopy.cm
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Address: N° 1827, Rue 1564 Ngousso, Yaoundé 5th — Cameroon
Ask Us A Question
Our Location
- N° 1827, Rue 1564 Ngousso, Yaoundé 5th — Cameroon
- (+237) 670 607 278
- contact@hgopy.cm
Getting Here
How to find YGOPH (L'Hôpital Gynéco)
N° 1827, Rue 1564 Ngousso, Yaoundé 5th — Cameroon. Taxis and motorbikes know the hospital as “Gynéco” or “Hôpital Gynéco de Ngousso”.