What to Bring Your BC Care Card and photo ID (driver’s license). Bring your CPAP machine (if you use one). If having bowel surgery, you need to bring chewing gum. Crutches, walkers, etc. as instructed by the Nurse. Wear loose comfortable clothing for discharge. Bring your favorite reading material. Bring hearing aids and glasses (with labeled glasses case) with you. cannot be worn during surgery.
Contact lenses
If You Are Staying longer than 24 hours Do not bring your medications. Please bring personal eye drops, inhalers and insulin as instructed. Do bring slippers and toiletry items. Bring a denture cup labeled with your name, if applicable. If You Are a Day care Patient or 24 hour Day care Bring all your medications in their original containers including inhalers, eye drops and insulin. Bring a denture cup labeled with your name, if applicable. If staying overnight, bring a labeled overnight bag with slippers and toiletries.
The attending physician will advise staff when the patient may go home. As there is always a demand for hospital beds, discharged patients should arrange to leave the hospital by 9:00 a.m. or as soon as possible. Patients should stop by the Admissions Desk to sign out, settle their accounts if any, and sign any necessary forms. Visiting hours are 1:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Patient Placement Department has a list of local motels, hotels and bed and breakfasts where preferred accommodation rates have been made available to the hospital; please inquire if this is of interest to you.
VAlUABlES
The Hospital will not be responsible for any item kept at the bedside. The Hospital cannot be responsible for jewelry or money not placed in safekeeping in the Patient Placement Department.
A small amount of cash may be kept at your bedside. Jewelry, valuables or money in excess of $20.00 should be left at home, or placed in safekeeping at the time of your admission. A receipt will be provided and valuables must be claimed at discharge.
PATIENT cARE - cOmOX VAllEY DIABETES EDUcATION cENTRE
The Comox Valley Diabetes Centre is an outpatient clinic which offers a range of services to assist people with diabetes. You are welcome to bring a family member or friend to attend with you. Our services include: “Prediabetes” - This two hour class reviews the diagnosis of prediabetes and healthy lifestyle changes to prevent or delay diabetes. “Living Well with Diabetes” - This series of three, 3 hour classes reviews diabetes diagnosis, BG testing, medications / insulin, exercise, stress and depression, foot care, healthy eating, label reading, carbohydrate counting, weight management and a whole lot more . Our medical liaison doctor, Dr. Matous, attends on day three of the program to offer the doctor’s perspective and answer questions. A certificate of training in blood glucose monitoring is provided. “Review” - For those who have had previous diabetes education, this three hour class reviews what is new in diabetes and includes topics that the group wishes to cover. Dr. Matous also attends.
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