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Admission Procedures

What to Bring

• You should bring appropriate insurance forms and cards, including Medicare and other insurance identification cards, to ensure receipt of proper credit for your insurance coverage.
   
• Bring only a bathrobe, slippers, desired walking shoes, nightgown or pajamas and toiletries. The hospital will provide other necessary articles.
   
• Electric razors and blow-dryers are permitted, but the hospital does not take responsibility for their safekeeping.

The hospital is not responsible for cash, valuables and personal items you take to your room with you. This includes eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures, canes, prostheses, wheelchairs and other easily misplaces items.

Dentures, Eyeglasses or Contact Lenses

If you wear dentures, eyeglasses or contact lenses, you should keep them in protective containers, labeled with your name. To prevent loss, never place dentures on meal trays, put them under the pillow or wrap them in napkins. If your family takes your dentures, glasses, or hearing aid(s) home, please inform the nursing staff.

Jewelry and Valuables

All jewelry and valuables should be sent home or placed in the hospital safe. Any items left behind in rooms not claimed within one month (30 days) after discharge will be disposed of.

Parking

Please notify hospital staff if you are parking your vehicle in the hospital parking lot during your stay.

Consent for Treatment

To comply with your health insurance company, you will be asked to sign a “Release of Information” form upon admission.

Sometime after your admission, you’ll be asked to sign a consent form that allows us to treat you and/or perform any necessary surgery. If, for any reason, you are unable to sign, the forms must be signed by your next of kin or other responsible party. Consents for minors must be signed by parents or guardians.

Hospital Records

Upon arrival, information is obtained from you or your family to create your hospital records. While some questions may seem personal, all information is necessary for your records.

• It is important that you provide the name and phone number of a family member or friend we can notify in case of an emergency.
   
• You also should consider assigning a healthcare proxy during your hospitalization in the event you are unable to speak for yourself. For more information on assigning a healthcare proxy, refer to the publication Your Rights as a Hospital Patient.

Please keep in mind that your hospital record is confidential. It is for hospital use only. Unless subpoenaed by court authority, or for other legally permissible reasons, we will require your authorization before releasing your records.