Help us enforce visitation guidelines with friends and relatives who will be visiting.

• Parents and grandparents may visit at any time.  
• Others may visit after therapies unless otherwise arranged with the Rehab Team.  
• Keep first visits short since your child may be tired from the day's stimulation and therapy.  
• Two visitors, in addition to the parents, may visit in your child's room at any one time.  
• Doors are locked after 8 p.m., so use the doorbell to the right of the front or East hospital entrance.
• Children are welcome to visit, but must have close parental supervision at all times.  
• Please do not visit if you are ill, or bring any child who has recently been exposed to, or who has, a contagious illness.  

Depending on your child's limitations you may help your child choose their meals from a daily menu.  Beverages and snacks are also made available for your child.  You may bring snack or favorite foods for your child unless (s)he is on a special diet.

Your child is encouraged to take all meals in the Patient Dining Room.  This helps the children get acquainted and socialize with one another while they are away from home.

Your child should wear clothes from home while in the hospital, except for the day of surgery.  Mark each item of clothing with your child's name in permanent marker.   Please bring one week's supply of clothes.

Each room has a telephone.  Outside callers may call directly to the room, however, hospital staff cannot answer the calls.  To make an outside LOCAL call, dial 9 first, then the number.  You may make long distance calls by charging them to your home number or your credit card.

We furnish hospital gowns, soap and a toothbrush for the patient.  It will be helpful if you can bring a little bit of home with you.  Your child may be more comfortable with his/her own pajamas, robe and slippers.  A favorite toy, photographs, schoolwork, books or a security blanket may go a long way in easing the discomfort of being in a strange place.  For teens, there are facilities for playing their favorite tapes.  Posters and other familiar favorites from home are welcome.  Please identify your child's belongings clearly.  Do not bring valuables of any kind such as jewelry or large sums of money.  Carrie Tingley Hospital cannot be responsible for any lost items.  Do not leave any items of value i.e. purses, radios, etc unattended in the patient rooms.  Latex balloons are NEVER allowed in any area of the hospital.