This information will help enhance your experience when you come in for your visit or admission.
Please ensure to bring non-listed items that are requested by your care team.
On the day of your admission, bring:
- Your health card: Please remember to bring your Health Card to each appointment.
- Medications: A list of all your medications, doses and times when they are to be taken
- Insurance: Private Insurance information if you have extra coverage
- Directives: Your advanced directives, if you have one written
- Bag: A bag to hold your clothing
- Slippers: Slippers that fit well and are non-slip
- A denture cup: for dentures
- Sanitary products: if you are having gynecological surgery
- "Puffers" and Nitro spray
- Diapers, Baby Supplies if you are having a baby
Always bring any personal assistive devices that you require for your appointment or stay at hospital. This may include any communication or mobility device you many need like a walker, hearing aid, etc. The hospital is not responsible for lost, misplaced and stolen items. CMH has a no scent policy. Please do not wear scented products when coming to hospital.
If you are staying overnight in hospital, bring:
- Personal toiletries: I.e. toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, brush, feminine hygiene products, shaving supplies, facial tissue, soap, shampoo.
- Eyeglasses: Contact lenses hearing aids and other aids such as walkers if you need them
- Housecoat, Pillow: Some patients prefer to bring their own pillow
- Medications: The medicine you take in their original containers for the nurse to assess. Medicine provided by the hospital will be sent home with your loved one.
- Bag: An overnight bag with your name on it and is large enough to hold the above items plus the clothes you are wearing the day of admission.
What not to bring:
- Any electrical equipment that requires plugging in (exception: medical devices like your PAP or CPAP device)
- Personal items
- Large sums of money
- Credit cards
- Valuables such as rings, earrings