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Our spiritual care and chaplaincy service offers you 24-hour spiritual, religious and cultural care. Additionally, Ministers of religion and Pastoral visitors are permitted to speak to patients at any time.
Our Hospital Chaplain supports people of all faiths, as well as people who do not have a particular religious belief, but who would like to be counselled. Ask a member of staff to call the Hospital Chaplain if you wish…
Up to two visitors are allowed per patient at any one time. This is to ensure that our patients get the rest they need and other patients are not disturbed. However, if there is an infection on the ward, we…
Yes, visiting hours for all units of the hospital are: Medical and Surgical Wards: 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU): 11:00 A.M – 11:30 A.M; 4:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M; 5:30…
To ensure patient safety during surgery, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital follows the World Health Organization’s “Surgical Safety Checklist.” The checklist applies safeguards at three points during the surgical process – prior to anesthesia, prior to incision, and prior to leaving…
We encourage patients to stay in touch with relatives directly to keep them updated as phoning the AED can distract nurses and doctors from providing care to the patients. If this is not possible, we ask that you nominate one…
Patients are isolated to prevent the spread of disease to other people in the medical environment. Isolated persons are typically either highly contagious or infected by a treatment-resistant organism. Isolated persons may also be those who are immunosuppressed. Medical personnel…
Based on your diagnosis you will either be discharged or admitted to the hospital. All patients discharged from the AED receive written instructions, ranging from medical instructions, referrals to an outpatient clinic and appointments to return to the AED for…
While at the QEH, all the usual rules about personal hygiene apply, and then some. Frequent hand washing and dressing changes are important. Urinary catheter drainage bags should be kept below hip level. Also, if you have relatives at home…
A family member may wait with you in the treatment area and must stay at your bedside. If the AED becomes full or if a doctor or nurse determines that you need privacy, your family may be asked to return…
