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What To Bring Your Accommodations Patient Respons Your Role In Your Care: Your You, Room as the patient, respectful of the property o Please bring a list of all medications can also you play are a vital role in Rooms making include your care a bedside safe of the hospital. stand or closet for currently taking. Upon admission by becoming you will be an active, involved, your belongings and informed such as toiletries, a bed table provided with hospital attire. However, member of if you your health care which team. No catalogue of rights can opens, and a nurse call button patient which the kind of treatme prefer, you may bring your own Be nightgown attentive to orthe care you rings are at receiving. the nurses’ Make station and can right be to answered expect. A hospital h pajamas, bathrobe, slippers, toiletries sure you’re andgetting the right by treatments intercom. and Most beds are equipped to perform, with an including the pr reading material. It is also helpful medications to have any by the right heath electrical care professionals. unit which can be used ment to raise of disease, or the educa assistive devices, i.e. canes or Don’t walkers. be If afraid possible, please label items. or concerns or to designate your a family level member, of comfort. or There is an of emergency clinical research. All thes to speak up lower with any the head questions and foot of the professionals be to meet and patients, button in your bathroom, should you require As we cannot accept responsibility someone for valuables else, to ask questions and raise issues conducted with an overridi assistance. left in your room, we strongly encourage for you. you patient, and, above all, the to give extra money, medications, credit cards, her dignity as a human bein wallets, jewelry, etc. to a family Compliance member or with Instructions: TelephoneA patient is achieving this recognition a close friend to take home. Or, responsible ask your nurse for following the All treatment patient rooms plan recommended safe. by the An practitioner defense of the rights of the are equipped with a private to put your valuables in the Hospital phone. primarily On responsible request, a for telephone device for the itemized receipt and claim ticket his or will her be care. given This includes deaf following (TDD the unit), instructions as well as assisted Notice listening of Privacy Prac to you. PLEASE DO NOT BRING of VALUABLES. nurses and other health personnel devices, are as they also available. carry Except your for visits long to distance Harrington Hos Eyeglasses, dentures and hearing out the aids coordinated are an plan of care calls, and implement the charge for your offered phone a is included copy of our Priva important part of your life. These the items practitioner's orders, and as as part they of enforce your regular the room rate. provides To make a full a description o require special care. Tell your applicable nurse that you hospital rules and local regulations. call, simply The dial “9”-“1” wait disclose for the your dial individually ide use these, and you will be provided patient with is responsible a for keeping tone, and appointments, dial the local number. information, To make a including long uses special container for their safety. and, Take when care he or she is unable distance to do call, so for dial any “9”-“1” and the treatment, number payment you are and he not to leave any of these items reason, on your for meal notifying the responsible calling. You practitioner will then or reach an outside purposes operator. (including AIDS, m tray or lying on your bed, as they the hospital. may be Again, if you have You may any call questions, collect, bill your call alcohol). to another This Notice also ex inadvertently disposed of or lost. please Piercing speak has up. number, or use a credit card. Your you family have will regarding your he become more popular. You must remove all be able to call you directly. Please Harrington share your Hospital reserves piercing prior to surgery. Refusal of Treatment: The telephone patient is number responsible with them. its Privacy Notice at anytime for his or her action if he or obtain a current copy upon Please she refuses contact treatment the telephone operator our website: if you or does not follow the practitioner’s www.harringto experience instructions. problems. Hospital Charges: The Television patient responsible for assuring that the financial obligations of his or her health care is fulfilled as A promptly television as is possible. provided at your bedside at no extra charge. In addition to available commercial channels, your set also includes Harrington channels (10-13, a guide will be in your room) where is responsible for following hospital rules and you can access health educational programs and regulations affecting patient care and conduct. services. For the rest and welfare of all of our patients, the television must be kept at a low volume (headphones are available from your nurse and responsible for being considerate are required of the after rights 10:00 of p.m.). other patients and hospital personnel, and assisting in the control of noise, and the number of visitors. The patient is responsible for being Hospital Rules and Regulations: The patient Respect and Consideration: The patient is HARRINGTON HOSPITAL HARRINGTON HOSPITAL 6 22
Publications health care institution, we recognize the hazards signs of stroke, even though it is the third leading cause of death in the of U.S., smoking killing and enforces a no smoking policy Most of Harrington Hospital’s services are listed r. Stroke, which is a brain attack, cutting off vital blood flow and oxygen throughout to the brain, the institution. Please speak to your on the website and most of our publications are se of adult disability. physician in regard to alternative measures to there. You may also contact the Marketing assist you to quit smoking, or call Quit at Department for the printed versions. They can s of stroke, and acting FAST when they occur, could save your life or the Harrington life of a Hospital’s loved G.B. Wells Program at be reached at 508-765-9771 ext. 3146. You may ms include: 508-765- 9167, ext. 2228. also call the main telephone number ess or weakness 508-765-9771 of the and face, ask arm the or operator leg, especially to direct on one side of the body. your call to the appropriate department, if you Patient Safety on, trouble are speaking looking for or something understanding specific. The Hosptial staff will work closely with you and seeing in one eye or both eyes your family. Unless clinically necessary, it is our walking, Tobacco dizziness, Policy loss of balance or coordination philosophy that patients experience freedom from restraints used in providing medical/surgical headache Harrington with no known Hospital cause is a smoke-free campus. As a care and behavioral management. you detect stroke symptoms and act F.A.S.T. Stroke Information Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? Nutrition & Food Services sk the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? The Nutrition and Food Services Department welcomes you to Harrington Hospital. It is our department’s goal to make your stay as pleasurable as possible. You will find an “At Your Request” room service style h. Ask the person menu at to your repeat bedside a simple table sentence. for meal ordering. You may call your order via your telephone using he speech sound extensions slurred 7777 or or strange? 7778 any time from 6:45 a.m. until 6 p.m. (You may also leave a message and someone will call you back.) f you observe any of these signs, Suggested it’s time to “At call Your 9-1-1 Request” or Room services times are: the nearest stroke center or hospital. Breakfast: 7:30 -8:30 a.m. • Lunch: 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. • Dinner: 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. roke, previous Harrington episode of also transient offers a ischemic full-service attack cafeteria (TIA) or for mini-stroke, staff, visitors high and cholesterol, patients located at the mezzanine eart disease, level. atrial We fibrillation offer a and variety carotid of food artery items disease. which These include, medical but are risk not factors limited can to, hot entrees, fresh h your doctor sandwiches, about what homemade will work best soups, for you. an extensive salad bar, and many beverage choices. REDUCING STROKE RISK: WEEKDAYS: e, stop. Breakfast: 7:00 –10:30 a.m. • Lunch: 11:15 a.m. –1:30 p.m. • Dinner: 4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. alcohol, do so in moderation. WEEKENDS: Breakfast: 8:00 –10:30 a.m. • Lunch: 11:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m. cholesterol number. If it is high, work with your doctor to control it. • Dinner: 4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. r diabetes. If you are diabetic, follow your doctor’s recommendations carefully. Special Services rcise in the activities you enjoy in your daily routine. er sodium (salt) lower fat diet. ctor if you Chapel have circulation problems. Chaplains An ecumenical chapel is located on the third If you would like a clergy visit, please tell your nurse any stroke floor symptoms, and is available seek immediate 24 hours medical a day for attention. prayer, or Pastoral Volunteer. meditation and private consultations with clergy. A Roman Catholic Mass is offered weekly at midday on Wednesdays. 23 7 accommodations continued Your Dining Guide The current hours of operation for the cafeteria are:
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