Preparing for Your Stay

What to Bring

  • A list of medications you are taking
  • Medical information or records (including X-rays) from your personal physician, if possible
  • Your medical insurance cards (including Medicare and Medicaid) and photo ID
  • Your own nightgown or pajamas, robe, slippers, toiletries, reading glasses, and a small amount of cash, if you wish
  • A hair dryer, electric razor, or radio, if you wish
  • Please do not use your own heating pad, heater, heating blanket, VCR, or television set

Valuables and Cash

  • Please give your valuables (jewelry, etc.) and cash over $25 to a relative or friend to take home
  • If you must keep valuables with you, please contact your nurse and he/she will arrange for safekeeping
  • Please be advised that the hospital is not responsible for personal items or valuables kept in your room

Cellular Phones

  • Please ask hospital staff before using a cell phone – there are some areas of the hospital where cell phones may not be used