Information for Our Patients

• Patient Financial Services
• Admission
  • Advance Directives
  • Day of Admission
• Personal Items from Home
  • What to Bring with You
  • Securing Valuables
• Your Care-giving Team
  • A Guide to Understanding Staff Roles and Titles
• Patient Meals
• Interpreter Service
• Mail
• Newspapers
• Flowers, Plants & Balloons
• Pet Therapy
• Safety
  • Fire Drills
  • Hand Disinfection and Hand Washing
  • Infection Control
  • Preventing Falls
• Patient Rights
• Privacy and Patient Confidentiality
• Ethics Committee
• Pharmacy Services
• When You Are Ready to Return Home
  • Preparing for Discharge
  • Discharge Checklist
  • Discharge Lounge–The Lion’s Den
• Obtaining Medical Records
• Patient Satisfaction Surveys

Information for Our Families and Visitors

• ATMs–Banking Machines
• Cafeteria, Courtyard Café, Starbucks, Corner Café, Vending Machines
• Gift Shop
• Lost and Found
• Pastoral Services and Interfaith Chapel
• Security
• Smoking Policy
• Services for Persons with Disabilities
• Telephones
  • Cellular Phones
  • In-Room Phones
  • Calling Cards
• Television Channel Guide

Information for Our Visitors

• Visitation Policy
• Visitor Parking
• Guide to Local Lodging
• Guide to Local Dining
   
• Important Telephone Numbers

More About Penn State Children's Hospital

• Directions
• Map of Medical Center Campus
• Map of Medical Center’s First Floor
• Find a Doctor
• University Physician Centers
• Support Groups