Planning your stay at NYGH? Here's what to pack

Planning your stay at NYGH? Here's what to pack
 

We aim to make your stay at NYGH as comfortable as possible, but you may want to consider packing a bag of personal items to make your visit more enjoyable.

If you are staying in the hospital overnight, we encourage you to bring your own personal care items such as soap, shampoo, combs, mouthwash, toothbrush, shaving kits, sanitary pads/incontinence products and tissues. You may also want to bring some home comforts, such as a book, music, slippers and a dressing gown. You could also pack your favourite pillow, but please make sure it is in a coloured pillow case so it doesn't get confused with the hospital's own pillows.

If you forget anything, remember most of these items are available for purchase in the Volunteer Services Gift Shop or the Pharmacy found on the main floor of the hospital.

Other items to consider include:

  • Blue hospital Identification Card

  • Your health card

  • Your current medications, including vitamins and other non-prescription drugs

  • A pen/pencil for writing

Please speak to your nurse or the unit coordinator for more information and for any other items to bring specific to your visit.

Valuables

Valuables such as cash, credit cards, jewelry and expensive clothing should be left at home. If you have valuables with you, please ask a relative or friend to take them home for you. If this is not possible, your nurse can arrange for cash, credit cards and jewelry to be stored in the Patient Accounts office on the main floor. Valuables may be retrieved weekdays until 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays). The hospital is not responsible for personal property brought onto the premises.

This article first appeared in the April 2014 issue of The Pulse.

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