The following is a list of items you might consider packing in order to make your stay in hospital easier and more comfortable:
- Paperwork: insurance card/information, completed health care proxy form, identity card
- List of allergies
- Contact information: An emergency contact number plus phone numbers of any physicians, family and friends you might need to contact
- Medications: be sure to pack all medications you are taking in their original packaging, as well as your medication list and prescriptions (dosage and how often you take them)
- Toiletries: soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb/brush, shaving kit, hand lotion, cosmetics etc.
- Clothes and footwear: loose-fitting clothes such as tracksuit bottoms or jogging bottoms, jogging top, jumper or perhaps a cosy cardigan, t-shirts, pyjamas, bathrobe, slippers
- Eyeglasses (not contact lenses)
- Any assistive devices you use (walker, cane, etc.)
- Prostheses, dentures, hearing aids and similar items
Bring only items that are completely necessary. Leave all valuables and personal items like jewellery, large amounts of cash or credit cards at home. Bring only a small amount of cash for purchasing newspapers, television access, etc. The hospital is not responsible for loss or theft of any personal belongings.
Your clinic will provide additional advice for your stay in hospital.