Patient Responsibility

You must follow a few rules while you are with us. These rules were made for your safety; following them can help you and other patients get well quickly. Please show respect for others by:

• allowing privacy;
• limiting the number of visitors you have;
• having visitors only during visiting hours;
• keeping noise low, including voices, TV, radio and video games;
• not bothering other people’s personal things, such as clothes, toys, games and radios;
• taking care of hospital property;
• using only medications that your doctors say you should;
• leaving your valuables at home;
• never bringing a weapon to the hospital;
• never using foul or abusive language;
• never hitting or threatening another patient, family member or staff member;
• never smoking, drinking alcohol or using illegal drugs; and
• never bringing inappropriate movies to the hospital.