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… Navigating Your Hospital Stay On this page: Before You Go … At the Hospital: Checking In Medical Specialists Hospital Isolation Rooms Being an active patient Better Care at Lower Costs …
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… Preparing for Your Hospital Stay On this page: Overview Overview Not all hospital stays begin in the emergency room. Sometimes you have time to prepare for a scheduled hospital stay. But even when you don't have an emergency …
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… Preparing Your Child for the Hospital On this page: Overview Overview If your child is facing a hospital stay, you want to do all you can to make the hospital less strange and frightening. Fear of the unknown …
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… Cardiac Rehabilitation: Hospital Program On this page: Overview … rehabilitation (rehab) may start while you are in the hospital. The hospital (inpatient) program is one part, or phase, of your …
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… Monitoring Your Medicines in the Hospital On this page: Overview Overview Medicine errors can happen when you're in the hospital. As an active patient, you can keep careful track … you medicine. Write down everything. Before you go to the hospital, make a list of all the medicines—including natural …
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… Ways to Comfort a Baby in the Hospital On this page: Overview Overview Try the following comfort measures if your baby is hospitalized. Stay with your child, or visit often. Hold or … Talk to your child. Take some of your child's things to the hospital. Familiar or treasured objects, such as blankets or …
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… Schizophrenia: When Hospital Care is Needed On this page: Overview Related … who have schizophrenia sometimes have to spend time in the hospital. This can be because of severe symptoms or for other reasons. You may have to go to the hospital if: You're having a psychotic episode . This means …
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… Choosing where to give birth - hospital or home? Last updated August 9, 2013 A key part of … women and their partners can choose to have their baby in a hospital or at home.  You may be advised to have your baby in a hospital if: you're carrying more than one baby your baby is …