Admission
Upon arrival to Christiana Care please follow the instructions given by your physician’s office directing you where to report.

Admitting Services will contact you for the purpose of obtaining registration information.

You may be contacted by any of the following methods:
• Phone call to your home
• Phone call to your room
• A visit to your room by an Admitting Services Representative

Medications
Please notify your physician or a nurse about any prescription medications you are currently taking. Your physician will prescribe the medications you will need during your hospital stay.

Patient I.D.
A patient identification bracelet containing your name and patient number will be placed around your wrist when you are admitted. Our staff members check it often to make sure you receive the proper medications, tests and treatments.  Because of its important role in ensuring that you get proper care, it is essential that you wear the bracelet until you are discharged from the hospital.

Personal Items and Valuables
We strongly recommend the following to help keep your personal belongings safe during your hospital stay.
Glasses & Hearing Aids
...best when not in use, kept in a case or container placed in the drawerof your bedside table.
...in danger if left on top of your over-bed or bedside table or under your pillow.

Valuables  
...best if left at home or in the hospital safe.
...in danger if left in your room while you are away for testing or surgery.

Clothing  
...best kept in the closet, drawers of your bedside table or your suitcase. (Please send soiled clothing home with a family member.)

Dentures  
...best when not in use, kept in a denture cup placed in the drawer of your bedside table.
...in danger when wrapped in tissues or paper towels, left on food trays, in paper cups, on top of your over-bed or bedside table or under your pillow.

We discourage you from bringing valuables such as jewelry, watches, money and credit cards with you to the hospital. If you do bring them, the Admitting staff or your nurse can arrange to place them in a safe. We will give you a receipt for your items, and you may claim them when you are discharged. Christiana Care cannot assume responsibility for the loss of any valuables not placed in our safe, or for loss of personal property brought into the hospital.