Patient Information

If you are planning a stay at our facility, you will check in with the receptionist at the front desk. If you have any questions about your stay, she or our other front office staff will be glad to help you.

Information About Your Stay. . .

Your Room
We offer semiprivate and private rooms. Every effort is made to assign rooms on the basis of your medical needs and the availability of beds. We have two palliative care rooms designed to allow families to stay with their loved one.

Medications
Medications brought from home must be given to your nurse for appropriate storage.

Personal Belongings
You are welcome to bring personal items from home with you during your hospital stay. We recommend that you not bring money or valuables.

Visitors
Visitors are welcome. An adult must accompany all visitors under the age of 14.

Telephone
Your room is equipped with a private telephone. Local and long distance calls may be made from your room. For long distance calls, a calling card or credit card must be used.

Quiet room
The quiet room is provided for your use and comfort. It is available to your family members and other visitors. It is located between rooms 109 and 111.

Guest Accommodations-Overnight
Occasionally it may be necessary for a relative to remain overnight. Sleeping arrangements may be made by simply asking your nurse. The Decatur County Hospitality House is also available. It is located across the street from the hospital's east entrance. A $10.00 donation is suggested.

Smoking
Decatur Health Systems is a smoke free facility. Smoke free means that no smoking is allowed anywhere in the facility or outside the buildings or in the parking lot. Thank you for respecting our policy and protecting the health of the public.