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Admission Process
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Admission Process
Admission Process
In order to provide efficient and effective care, we want you to be well-informed
and prepared for your stay at our facilities. Here is what to expect when
you are admitted to one of our facilities. For more information, see your
facility's
Patient Guide
and speak with your doctor prior to admission whenever possible.
Personal Items and Documents to Bring With You
Please bring your insurance card, picture identification, and a copy of
your Advance Directive, if you have one. Having insurance information,
including insurance cards, pre-certifications, or other documents required
by your physician with you will decrease any confusion and simplify the
registration process. If you have an Advance Directive, such as a Living
Will, please bring a copy so that we may provide care consistent with
your wishes. If you do not have a copy with you, ask a family member to
bring it for you.
Please bring a list of the medications, vitamins, and over-the-counter
products you are taking, and share this list with the nurse and/or doctor
at the hospital.
We strongly urge you to leave any valuables, including cash, credit cards
or jewelry, at home as we cannot guarantee the safety of these items if
left unattended. If absolutely necessary, valuables can be locked in the
hospital's safe, where they will remain until you are discharged. The
Security Department will assist you in this process.
You may bring certain personal items with you to make your stay more comfortable.
We suggest sleep wear, slippers, preferred toiletries, your comb and toothbrush.
You will also want to bring glasses, hearing aids, or dentures, if you
wear them.
Please note that our hospitals cannot be responsible for your eyeglasses,
hearing aids and/or dentures. Please ask the nurse for a denture cup to
prevent the possibility of your dentures being discarded with your food
tray or linens. Remember not to place your dentures or hearing aids in
a drinking cup, tissue, napkin, or on your food tray, as it may accidentally
be discarded by you or a staff member when cleaning your room or clearing
your tray. You may want to label your items ahead of time in case they
become misplaced.
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Having to undergo surgery or a procedure can be stressful. We want you
to know some of the very important safety steps that we take before and
during each surgery to enhance your safety.
When you arrive at the hospital, various staff members will need to confirm
your identity and will review with you what kind of surgery you are having
and the part of your body to be operated on. Just prior to the beginning
of your surgery, your surgeon will mark the surgical site as part of our
safety strategy. In the event that the site cannot be directly marked,
we will use a secondary marking system developed by the hospital. You
can speak with your doctor ahead of time to find out more information
about what to expect for your specific surgery or treatment.
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