What to Bring
- All current medications, or accurate list of all medications, and pharmacy phone number
- Names and phone numbers of current physicians and behavioral health providers
- Medical equipment and assistive devices
- Insurance cards, including Social Security, Medicare D, and Medicaid cards
- Legal documents:
Driver's License/Photo ID
Advance Directives/Behavioral Health Directives
Custody papers
- Guardianship or Durable Power of Attorney papers
- 3-5 changes/sets of comfortable clothes, shoes, and personal hygiene items
What NOT to Bring
Restricted Items
Staff will discretely inspect all things that you bring in and all items that are brought in for you after your admission to ensure that it is safe for you and the others on the unit.
The following items are not allowed on the units and are considered contraband:
Aerosol cans
Alcoholic beverages, alcohol based mouth washes and pump non-aerosol hairsprays with alcohol bases
Balloons / balloon strings
Batteries
Belts and cords used in clothing or as necklace
Cell phones – all types
Drugs and paraphernalia of any kind (unless specifically authorized by the attending psychiatrist)
Firearms or explosives
Glass items / including mirrors
Headsets with earphones
Jewelry with pins
Knives / scissors / metal tools
Lighters / matches
Nail clippers and metal nail files
Any item with an electrical cord
Pins of any kind
Plant add-ons, such as stakes, wires, etc.
Plastic bags
Pop cans
Razors and razor blades
Recording devices, i.e. tape recorders, cameras, video recorders
Ropes / chains / cords
Shoelaces
Tobacco products of any kind
Tweezers
Weapons of any types – e.g. throwing ninja-type stars or num chucks
Wire clothes hangers
The following items can be used only with staff monitoring:
Shaving razors
Tweezers
Scissors
Nail clippers
Hair appliances
Hair products
Makeup
Other items may be restricted from your use if clinically indicated and would be part of your treatment plan.
Valuables
Please send any valuables home with a family member or friend. The hospital is not responsible for things that you choose to keep with you or in your room. Be sure that you mark all items that you bring with your name. Do not bring in large quantities of items since storage space for patients is very limited. Dentures, retainers, hearing aids or eyeglasses should be kept in protective containers. Never wrap them in tissue as they might be accidentally thrown away. At the time of discharge, be sure to collect all of your things. Unclaimed items will be kept for 30 days after your discharge date and then will be discarded if unclaimed.
