General Information
Fire Drills
Fire drills will be conducted periodically to ensure our readiness in an emergency. Drills involve personnel, not the patient, and you will be instructed on what to do.
Meals
Each day that you are here, you will have an opportunity to select your menu from several choices for the next day’s meals. If you have special requests or diet preferences, please let staff know so they may notify the food services department. A clinical dietitian is on staff to discuss dietary needs with the patient.
Smoking Policy
Joint Township District Memorial Hospital is a non-smoking facility in compliance with JCAHO regulations.
Television And Telephones
Free cable access is provided for all our patients by Time Warner Cable. Patients can request to view an educational tape by contacting their nurse. To make an outside call, dial 9 and then your local number. To call long distance, dial "0" and request the long distance carrier of your choice. Long distance calls should be charged to your home phone or to a phone credit card. Incoming calls will be connected to patient rooms from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm You may dial out at any time. Pay phones are located in the front and E.R. lobbies.
Mail And Flowers
Mail and flowers are delivered to patient rooms daily by volunteers. Mail or flowers received after your discharge will be forwarded to you at home. You may give outgoing mail to a member of the nursing staff or volunteers for outgoing delivery.
No food, live plants or cut flowers are permitted in the ICU/CCU rooms. Silk arrangements and mylar balloons are acceptable as space and condition permits.
Gift Shoppe
Located near the front lobby, the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital Gift Shoppe is run by the hospital auxiliary and offers a variety of giftware, stationery, jewelry, magazines, flowers, fresh baked cookies and seasonal specials.
Newspapers
Newspapers may be obtained from Volunteers who sell them daily from room to room. Coin operated machines are also located at the front entrance of the Hospital for the convenience of guests and visitors.
Spiritual Care
Clergy of all faiths visit the hospital regularly. If you wish to see a clergyman, please notify your nurse. Your family clergy is welcome to visit you at any time. The St. Marys Ministerial Association has a chaplain of the week, who will visit any patient upon request. An interfaith meditation room is available on the first floor for visitors and patients.
Home Healthcare
Home healthcare professionals are available through Joint Township Home Health (a subsidiary of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital) and other local agencies. Contact the Care Management department for further information at Ext. 2200.