At The Hospital
ARRIVAL ON THE WARD
1. What do you need to bring?
- Civil ID or any personal identification if Civil ID not available.
- Admission letter from your treating doctor.
- Insurance card and civil ID ( for insured patient )
- Marriage contract (for delivery cases )
- Your current medications in their original containers.
- For cash patient , clients will be asked to deposit down payment either cash or by credit card
2. What not to bring?
- Person valuables & belongings: the hospital cannot be responsible for valuables that you keep in your possession. Leave all your jewelry, money (large sum) wallets & pursues at home for their safekeeping.
3. Room and unit orientation
- Admission nurse will orient the room.
- All facilities and services for patient convenience – telephone, television, and news paper are usually available at the hospital.
- Essential telephone numbers are available in the room.
- Instruction on use of bed, nurses call system and smoking policy will be explained by the Registered Nurse.
4. Home Medicines
- Patient will be discharged with proper discharge information. Home medicine and follow-up appointment and Home Health Care service will be instructed by the nurse.
- Some of the nursing procedures, which the patient may have to continue at home should be taught to him or family members who will be caring for him at home.
- The patient should be given the explanations or instructions about his treatment, diet, exercises, medications, etc.
- Instructions regarding further care, medication, treatment and follow-up should be clearly written and interpreted to the patient and to his family members.
5. Welcome Packs
VISITING HOURS
At New Mowasat Hospital , we realize how important it is to have family and friends play a part in the healing process. Exceptions to standard visiting hours can be made to accommodate what is best for each patient.
- To decrease the chance of infection and ensure proper rest for all patients.
Visiting hours are :
1000 – 1200hr.
1500 – 1700hr.
2000 – 2300hr.
Note: Above visiting hours will not be applicable in case of reception party after delivery
- Visitors may be required to leave the ward during ward rounds and patient treatment.
- Only two visitors allowed at a time, not be applicable in case of reception party after delivery.
- People with colds and infectious diseases should not visit.
- Children (age fourteen and older) may visit with permission of the nurse. Younger children will not be permitted.
- Patient sometimes feel that they are getting too much visitors. If there is a problem, then visitors should be restricted.
- Surgical patients:
- Only immediate family members are allowed in the room.
- ICU/CCU:
- ICU is a restricted area due to the serious condition of patient admitted there. These patients need a lot of rest. Only two visitors are allowed at any one time during visiting hours.
- ICU visiting hours:
0700 – 0900hr.
1700 – 2000hr.