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Call Button

There is a nurse call button on or near your bed. Please use this button if you need assistance. The nurse will answer you through an intercom system. Tell her what you need. You do not have to press the button again to be heard.

Hospital Beds

Hospital beds are electronically operated, and your nurse will show you how to work your bed properly. Your hospital bed is probably higher and narrower than your bed at home. Bedside rails are for your protection. They may be raised at night or during the day if you are resting, recovering from surgery, or taking certain medications.

Meals

Each morning with your breakfast, a menu for the next day will be on your meal tray. You will be given several choices for your breakfast, lunch, and dinner according to the diet prescribed by your physician. Please leave the menu on your bedside table and a nutrition aide will collect it after breakfast. If you have any questions concerning your meals, please ask the nutrition aide or call extension 2284.

Servers will bring your tray each mealtime and set it on your bedside table. If you need help with your meal, please contact the nursing staff for assistance.

Breakfast is served beginning at 6:50 a.m.
Lunch is served beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Dinner is served beginning at 4:40 p.m.

(Your nurse can provide you with an approximate time when your meals will be served.)

Guest Trays

Guest trays are available through the Food and Nutrition Services Department. Please contact your nurse to order a tray. Your guest must pay for the meal in the cafeteria at least one hour before serving time. The guest tray will be delivered with the your meal.

Flowers & Mail

Flowers and gifts are delivered as soon as possible after they are received. No flowers or gifts will be delivered to patients in certain critical care areas. Volunteers deliver letters and packages for patients once a day. Telegrams are delivered upon receipt. Any mail that is addressed to you and arrives after you have been discharged from the medical center is forwarded to your home.

Television

Color television sets are available in most patient rooms. St. John’s subscribes to the local cable service. Entertainment programming is available 24 hours a day.

The C.A.R.E. Channel can be viewed on channel 14 throughout the hospital.

C.A.R.E. Channel programming is designed to comfort patients and visitors by offering a soothing distraction to typical hospital sounds (paging systems, monitors, respirators, etc.). Programming consists of beautiful nature scenes combined with relaxing instrumental music.

Restroom

The bathrooms located in patient rooms are for patient use only. Public restrooms are available on each floor of the medical center.