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Inpatient Surgery
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Planning for your stay at Samaritan Medical Center
and knowing what to anticipate will help you feel more confident while
you are with us.
WHAT TO BRING
- Robe
- Nightgown or pajamas
- flat, rubber-soled slippers for safety
- Toothbrush, toothpaste or denture products
- Personal toiletries
- Container for glasses, contacts or dentures, if needed
a small amount of cash for newspapers, gift shop purchases, and TV
service ($5 per day or $25 per week)
- for children, a favorite toy
- Your health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid cards
- Your Health Care Proxy information or other advance directives
- Calling card
- Estimated patient responsible amount not covered by insurance
- Please leave at home
- Credit cards
- Jewelry
- Large amounts of case
- Television, radio or other appliances
YOUR ARRIVAL
Parking: Samaritan Medical Center’s visitor parking lot is located
in the Washington Street parking lot in front of the hospital’s
main entrance. You may be directed to a specific entrance to the facility
for your convenience.
WHEN TO REPORT
On the day before your scheduled admission, please call Bed Control
and Scheduling at 785-4096 to confirm your bed assignment and time
of arrival.
YOUR ROOM
- Telephones: For your convenience, telephones are available in most adult
rooms. Telephones in these rooms allow in-house and local calling only.
Long distance calls
may be made by dialing 9 then 0 and then the number including area
code. The call then can be billed to a third number, made collect,
or billed
to a credit card/calling card. Some long distance carriers assess
a surcharge for this service. Long-distance calling cards are also
available in the
vending area on the ground floor near the cafeteria.
For relatives and friends who live out of the local calling area,
Samaritan offers the following toll-free number: 1-877-888-6138. These
calls will reach the switchboard operator who will connect the caller
to most patient rooms. Samaritan Medical Center prohibits the use of
cellular telephones and other radio frequency (two-way) devices within
three feet of electronic patient care equipment. Please maintain a safe
distance from this equipment while using such devices, so as to avoid
electronic interference.
- Televisions: television service is available for your room at a cost
of $5 per day or $25 per week and can be requested at the time of your
admission.
Portable
televisions are not allowed, because most are not properly grounded
and may interfere with hospital equipment. If you are discharged
earlier than
anticipated, you will be refunded for the days that service is not
used.
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