Patient Information
What to bring Bring the following items with you for your hospital stay. If you arrived on an emergency basis, have a family member bring these basic items for you:
- Your Health Card
- Medications you are currently taking (prescription and non-prescription)
- Eyeglasses
- Dentures and denture supplies
- Toiletries (hair brush, comb, razors, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, lotion, shampoo)
- Non-skid slippers
- Pyjamas, housecoat
- Crutches, walkers, canes or other walking aids
- Personal blankets or pillow
- Small amount of cash for personal needs
- Reading material or craft materials such as knitting (if you wish)
All personal items, including children's toys, should be labeled. The hospital is not responsible for lost or stolen articles.
Please do not bring items of sentimental value, expensive jewelry, large sums of money, cheques, credit cards, cellular phones, or plug-in appliances.
Patients for Maternity should check with Women and Child Health to determine needs for maternity care and required items for newborns. TV / Phone Services Patient TV Rental
The Meaford Hospital Auxiliary pays for the rental TV service. There is a TV in every room and service is available at any hour.
TV's require headsets that can be purchased at the Gift Shop or brought from home.
Donations to the Auxiliary can be made through a box located at the nursing station.
Patient Telephones
The patients can request a phone hook-up from reception or a nurse.
Rates are: $2.00 per day. Pay phones are located near Emergency, the front doors by the Lab and on the inpatient unit. Discharge Information Discharge Time is 11:00 a.m. It is important that you make arrangements to have someone come for you at discharge time, as we must prepare the room for a new patient. When you are ready to leave the hospital, your doctor will issue a discharge order. We suggest that a family member or friend accompany you home after a hospital stay. When you prepare to leave hospital, check to make sure that you have all of your belongings as well as aftercare instructions, prescriptions and return appointments as needed.
If you have any questions or concerns about your medications, diet, activity or return appointments, ask a member of the health-care team before you leave.
If we can assist you with your discharge planning needs, please ask any member of your health-care team to contact the Social Worker/Discharge Planner assigned to your unit. |
Visitor Information GBHS welcomes visitors and support persons to provide comfort and assistance to our patients in hospital and during their outpatient examinations and treatment.
Please note that the number of visitors is limited to two at one time for inpatients. One support person may accompany patients in emergency or patients having outpatient treatments or tests.
Children 12 years of age and under must be supervised at all times by an adult. Visiting Hours General visiting hours are 2-8 p.m.There are visiting policies for patients on compassionate grounds. Please check with the nursing station for details. Parking Parking rates at the Meaford Hospital were introduced in December of 2005.
We appreciate that the impact on some of our patients and visitors is significant. At the same time, these funds allow us to preserve patient programs and health care jobs in our commmunities. The new rate is very similar to rates in many community hospitals and far less than parking rates in teaching hospitals.
A visitor's lot is located at the front of the hospital. The flat rate is $5.00. Tickets are available on entry to the lot with patients and visitors paying at the gate on exit by inserting the ticket at the gate. The system takes coins and there is a change machine located inside the main entrance of the hospital.
New daily, weekly and monthly reduced rate passes are available at reception, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Parking is free in the visitor lot for the first 30 minutes to allow for short visits to the hospital.
Handicapped spaces are located at the front of the lot closest to the hospital entrance and at the west side of the lot for access to the Services Building. There are two handicapped parking spaces and three emergency parking spaces located at the front entrance of the hospital. Curb wheelchair accessibility is available at the main and emergency entrances.
Thank you for supporting patient care programs at the Meaford hospital through parking revenues. Food Services Cafeteria is located on the lower level and is open to visitors from 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is hot service available between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. There are beverage vending machines located by the Emergency Room doors. Banking Currently there is not a bank machine on site however there are bank machines available in the downtown area. |
