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The survey questionnaire was developed, reviewed, and pilot tested, and then it was distributed through SPICE listserv registered e-mail addresses. The survey was conducted from February 6 to March 30, 2012.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X00191172_abs5\"><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 93 respondent hospitals (response rate, 68.4%), 82 acute care hospitals (60.3%) were included in the analyses. Substantial variation was observed with regard to hospital policies for visitor PPE use when visiting patients under isolation precautions. A total of 71% of hospitals had a hospital visitor policy, and 96% of respondents agreed that hospitals should have a visitor policy. Only 14% of hospitals monitored visitor compliance with PPE. Reported compliance rates varied from \u201cvery low\u201d to 97%. Many hospitals (28%) reported difficulties related to visitor compliance with isolation precautions, including hostility and refusal to comply.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X00191172_abs6\"><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study results illuminated hospital policy variations for visitor isolation precautions. 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