Virtual Patient Visitation
Use your personal phone or tablet to connect with a patient through video, voice chat or text.
To do so:
- Pick an app you and the patient feel comfortable using. You and the patient must use the same one. Options include Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts and Facebook Messenger.
- Patient must connect to the free hospital Wi-Fi.
- Agree on a time to meet and connect over the web.
Hospital staff can help patients connect to Wi-Fi and set up a virtual visit. There are also a very limited number of devices available for patients who may not have one.
How to Call a Patient
Phone calls to check on a patient’s condition should be made to the patient or the patient’s care partner (if the patient has one).
Get a patient's room/phone number: Call 434.982.1100.
Send Mail to a Patient
We receive deliveries to inpatient units on weekdays. For patient safety, we permit only Mylar (not latex) balloons. After a patient leaves the hospital, we will forward mail to the address given.
Send mail to:
[Patient’s full legal name]
UVA Medical Center
1215 Lee St.
Patient's unit and room number
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Send mail to the Transitional Care Hospital:
[Patient’s full legal name]
2965 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Send an eCard
You can also select a card to be printed and hand-delivered. Send a free card.