As a patient at Bayshore Community Hospital, there are some basic points of information you should know. Your identification bracelet, which was placed on your wrist as you were admitted, must be worn throughout your hospital visit. This bracelet helps staff members ensure that you get the proper tests, medication and treatments prescribed by your doctor.

Visiting Hours

If your friends and family are waiting for you to come out of surgery, to visit you in critical care units or to talk to the doctor, they may wait in any of the visitor lounges near the surgical or intensive care suites. Visitors can call the hospital operator or the patient representative tofind out the status of a loved one.

Please ask your visitors to be considerate of other patients and of you. If they are ill, they should wait to visit until they are feeling better. Visitors are limited to two per patient and we ask that they talk and walk softly in order not to disturb other patients. Visitors must check in at the information desk prior to going to a patient room.

Visiting hours for private and semi-private rooms begin at 11:30 a.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. (Visiting hours are flexible in critical situations.)

In Pediatrics, parents may visit for as long as they like. Parents can stay overnight in their child's room.

In our Critical Care Unit, we allow visitors throughout the day; however, there may be times that certain conditions will necessitate visit limitations. Please trust the knowledge of the physician and the nursing staff, and support their decision. The patient is their foremost concern. No two patients are alike, so visiting hours for each patient can be customized.

ICU Visiting Hours

10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Tobacco Free Campus
At Bayshore Community Hospital, smoking is absolutely forbidden for the safety and health of patients and staff members. For your health, Bayshore is becoming a tobacco free campus on 11/20/08.

Valuables
We strongly advise you to send home any valuables, such as jewelry or an expensive watch, or have them stored in the hospital safe. Please do not keep money in your room; a few dollars for the television service is enough. Electric razors and radios are permitted. Please bring them to the nurse's station to check for electrical safety. We encourage you to also bring headphones for your radio, to keep the noise levels down for comfort of all our patients.

If you have dentures, eyeglasses or contact lenses, we suggest you keep them in a protective case. Since they are valuable to you, please do not leave them on food trays or on the bed where they may be easily lost. Please note, the hospital assumes no responsibility for lost or misplaced items during your stay.

For Your Convenience
Bayshore Community Hospital provides several extra conveniences for you to select during your stay. We offer our patients unique arrangements with our Special Accommodation Rooms. A stay in one of these private rooms affords added amenities, a couch for the comfort of a parent or spouse who stays overnight, a sitting area where you and a guest may dine together, complimentary newspaper, telephone and television service, and fresh flowers when you arrive. The daily rate for such a room is slightly higher than our normal private room rate. For more information on this service, call our Admitting Office at extension 5912.

Complimentary Newspaper
A complimentary issue of the Asbury Park Press is available Monday through Friday by asking a staff member.

Cafeteria
Our cafeteria, located just off the main lobby, is open to visitors. It features hot meals, grilled items, a salad bar, a sandwich bar, hot and cold beverages, and delicious desserts. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for breakfast, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for lunch and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for dinner. In addition, the cafeteria is open on a self-service basis from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.

Dietary
Our food service is exemplary. The staff's expertise and skill is fully evident in our carefully prepared meals. A registered dietitian will review your special diet needs with you. You will select your foods from our daily menus or our special alternative menus. If you should have any questions about this or any other special service, you may call extension 4167.

Gift Shop
Our gift shop in the main lobby offers a selection of snack items, reading materials, cards, gifts, fresh flowers, sundries, supplies and even New Jersey Lottery tickets. The shop is sponsored and staffed by the Volunteer Department and all proceeds go to the hospital Foundation. The gift shop is open on Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and on weekends from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Parking
Free parking is available on the hospital grounds, but we ask you to remind your visitors to obey all speed limits and special parking signs.

Personal Items
During your stay, you will need to bring several items with you, including a comb, cosmetics, deodorant, bathrobe, slippers (without heels), a shaving kit, toothbrush, toothpaste and other supplies and sundries. If you forget anything, our gift shop offers a variety of items that you may need. Unless it is necessary for you to wear a hospital gown, you can wear your own pajamas or nightgown. Please bring your insurance cards, but cash and jewelry are discouraged. You may also want a small, battery-operated radio. Please note, the hospital assumes no responsibility for lost or misplaced items during your stay.