Admissions & Visiting
Your doctor will write admission orders outlining the specific care that is to take place during your stay. Shortly upon your arrival to the hospital, a nurse will sit with you and/or your family member and complete an admission history including a patient profile. Other health care professionals may have already asked some of these questions, but it is important to give the information to your nurse again. Together you and your nurse will plan the care that you will require during your stay. Plans for your discharge will be started at this time and the outcomes expected of your care will be noted on the care plan.
Should you require any operative procedures, invasive procedures or the administration of blood products, a detailed consent will be obtained at that time. Before you sign the consent, you or your substitute decision maker must ensure that you have received information about the procedure including any questions you may have and the risks/benefits.
Accommodation
Patients are normally assigned to a semi private room on admission. Please notify your nurse on admission whether you have additional insurance coverage.
Placement in a private room is based on availability and could result in additional charges if placement is solely a patient request.
Visiting
Visiting hours are 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m./ 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Extended visiting hours may be possible if required. Please contact your nurse for arrangements. If children are visiting, they must be supervised at all times, as safety in the hospital environment is an issue for roaming children.
Extended visiting hours may be possible if required. Please contact your nurse for arrangements. If children are visiting, they must be supervised at all times, as safety in the hospital environment is an issue for roaming children.
Overnight visiting is not permitted except in situations such as a critically ill patient or palliative patient. Please make arrangements with your nurse.
To help our patients rest, we request that you have only 2 visitors in your room at any one time. The patient lounge or front lobby may be utilized for larger groups to visit.
