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Admission

Upon admission to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, you may need to meet briefly with a Registration Representative to complete any required information, insurance, or plans for payment and to sign your admitting forms. You may do this in the Testing and Admitting Center located just inside our main entrance. You can also preregister online at www.saintalphonsus.org.

About Your Room

Most patient rooms are equipped with a private bathroom, television, and telephone. Public bathrooms are available on each floor for your visitors to use. Your nurse can tell you where they are located.

Your Television

All stations on your television come to you free of charge. For a listing of Cable TV Channels, refer to page 26.

Your Telephone

To receive incoming calls, ask friends and relatives to call (208) 367- and the extension listed on the ceiling above your bed or call the hospital operator at (208) 367-2121. To make a call within the hospital, simply dial the four-digit number that you need.

To make a local call, dial “9” and the number. All calls to Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle, and the surrounding area are free of charge.

Long-distance calls can be made using a calling card or credit card, calling collect,

or charging to your home number: For long-distance calls within Idaho, dial “8,” then “0” + (208) and the number you are calling. A recording will ask for your credit card number or ask you to dial “0” for operator assistance to make a collect call or bill your home phone.

For out-of state calls, dial “8,” then dial “0” and the area code and number you are calling. You may then enter your credit card number after the tone or wait for the operator to assist you in making a collect call or billing your home phone. You may use the long-distance vendor of your choice by following the instructions on the back of your calling card.

Your Bed

Your bed is electric and operated by the buttons on the side rail. Since the bed is higher and narrower than what you are likely used to, the side rails are put up at night or after receiving medications that may affect your senses or judgment. Please ask a staff member for assistance if you need help operating your bed. Make sure the bed is close to the floor before you get out of bed so you are less likely to fall.

Your Nurse Call Button

To call your nurse, use the nurse call button located at your bedside. There is also an emergency call button in your bathroom and an emergency cord in the shower. When you need help, use these alarms to call your nurse.

Prevent falling, especially at night, by using the nurse call button and waiting for your

During Your Stay