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Information for Patients
 Things to Bring for Your Hospital Stay
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Insurance card(s)
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Shoes: comfortable soft-soled
(sneakers)
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Clothing for 3 to 5 days,
including: daytime clothes, sleepwear, slippers, robe (there are washers and
dryers on the units)
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Eye glasses if needed
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Quarters or a phone card for use
with pay phones on the adult and adolescent units
Natchaug Hospital is a smoke-free facility.
Nicotine patches are available to help ensure clients
with
smoking
addiction are comfortable during their inpatient treatment.
For Safety Reasons, Please Do NOT Bring
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Food or drinks
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Work boots or other heavy shoes
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Sharp objects or weapons
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Alcohol, street drugs
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Matches or lighters
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Spray cans
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Glass jars
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Jewelry and credit cards
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Electronics including: cell phones, smart phones, computers,
tablets, cameras, CD players, radios, MP3 players, beepers, tape players
Hospital staff will check all
items brought into the hospital.
Safe items will be given to patients.
Phone Guidelines
There are pay phones on the Adult and Adolescent Units. Children use the
phone at the nurses’ desk to talk with their families, guardians, and others.
The child’s therapist will help the child decide who to call.
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To respect the interests of each
patient, phone calls are limited to 10 minutes.
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Calls coming in during group
sessions will be returned rather than disturb the group.
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A patient who needs a longer
call, or a call during group time can make plans with their therapist.
Pay Phone
Numbers:
Adult Unit:
(860) 456-9703 ∙
(860) 456-9713
∙ (860) 456-9812
Adolescent Unit:
(860) 456-9819
Other
Important Phone
Numbers:
Interim Director of Nursing & Patient
Safety Officer:
Nancy Miner, APRN, (860) 456-1311 x281
Client Rights Officer:
(860) 456-1311 x207 or
toll-free 1-800-426-7792 x207
Please Note:
- During the week, calls placed after 8:00 PM are
less likely to disturb school and treatment groups.
- Please
make arrangements with staff if children or
adolescents need to be available for calls during the day on weekdays, or for calls likely to take more than 10-minutes.
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