When You Arrive
Arrival and Admission
If you will be with us as an inpatient, you should arrive at the main entrance of the hospital. A hospital representative will greet you and will obtain various personal and medical information, including identification and insurance details. For your convenience, personal checks, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted for deposits and co-pays.
Admitting opens at 5:00 a.m. at the Main Entrance. If you arrive after 8:30 p.m., you should enter through the Emergency Department.
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Room Accommodation
SMCSR offers private and semi-private rooms. Private rooms may be available on a “first-come, first-serve” basis. Private rooms may sometimes be required for medical reasons. The obstetrics department offers all private family-centered birthing rooms which allow patients and their families to participate in the birthing process in a comfortable, home-like environment.
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Medications
A list of the medications (prescriptions and over-the-counter medications) that you use should be brought with you so that the drug and dosage can be recorded. You should plan to have a family member take all medications home for you during your hospital stay. During your stay, the hospital pharmacy will provide you with any medications that are required. The pharmacy fills only inpatient prescriptions since it is not licensed as a retail pharmacy.
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Valuables
The hospital encourages patients to keep only very small amounts of cash on hand, as we cannot assume responsibility for the loss of personal property. If you have jewelry, credit cards or large sums of money with you, please ask a family member or friend to take them home. If this is not possible, you may ask to have your valuables kept in the hospital safe. Access hours for retrieving valuables from the safe are 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., or upon discharge.
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