Patient Information

Non-Urgent Patient Transfer

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 the Nursing Station to determine needs for maternity care and required items for newborns.

TV / Phone Services

Patient TV Rental
Televisions are available for hook-up between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday -Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends and holidays by signing a request sheet available at the nursing station.

Rates are:
Daily: $8.00
Earphones: $2.25
Headphones: $4.50

Patient Telephones
Patient telephones are provided in patient rooms free of charge. To make long distance calls requires a calling card. We ask patients to limit phone use before 8 a.m. and after 10 p.m. in consideration of patients in the same room. There are pay phones located in the Emergency department and another in the hallway near the Physiotherapy department.

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.

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 Wiarton Hospital were increased 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. The parking fee has not increased since 2001.

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 the front desk in Wiarton, 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.

Thank you for supporting patient care programs at the Wiarton hospital through parking revenues.

Food Services

Cafeteria is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Banking

Currently there is not a bank machine on site however there are bank machines available in the downtown area.