Photos and videos in the hospital
Mobile phones
Mobile phones are permitted at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and throughout the MUHC Glen site, but please note the following:
- Talk quietly and respectfully.
- The use of cell phones is excluded in restricted areas (indicated by signs).
- People using cell phones are required to speak in low, respectful tones.
Photos and videos in the hospital
To protect the right to privacy, the right to image and the right to dignity of patients, families, visitors and staff, the MCH has adopted a policy concerning photos and videos taken by patients, families and visitors.
- If you wish to film or take a picture, or record a conversation, you must make sure that you have obtained the consent of the persons appearing in the image.
- If you wish to take photos of your child’s medical information (e.g., photographs of a computer screen, file excerpts, etc.), please ask the staff for permission. In some situations, you will not be able to film or take photographs. Please respect the staff’s request to stop taking pictures.
For more details, you can also consult the Photographs, video captures and recordings by patients and visitors policy.
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