In-Hospital Care

At KDH, we are dedicated to providing safe, patient and family centred health services embodying compassion, respect, and accountability. We will do our utmost to make your inpatient stay as comfortable and healing as possible.

While you are here, please let us know about any needs you have. Be involved in your healthcare. Speak up if you have questions or concerns about your care.

Read our Patient and Family Information booklet for everything you need to know about your stay at KDH. For information about medication safety and prevention of blood clots, falls and more while in the hospital, read our Patient Safety brochure. 

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions about in-hospital care:

  • your Ontario health card and private health insurance information
  • list of any medications and/or foods that you are allergic to
  • all medications (including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, food supplements and herbal products) that you are currently taking – in their original bottles
  • comfortable clothing and non-slip footwear
  • toothbrush, toothpaste, unscented shampoo, body lotion, shaving supplies
  • hairbrush or comb
  • sanitary items

We will do everything we can to help you get well and get your life back to normal as quickly as possible. Discharge planning begins as soon as you arrive at the hospital. Members of your healthcare team will discuss and assess your needs and possible challenges you may experience after being discharged from the hospital. The doctor will try to notify you 24 hours before you are to be discharged. On the day of your discharge, please arrange for transportation home prior to 11 am. We recommend that a friend or relative accompany you home. We will provide you with any necessary prescriptions and an appointment for follow-up care, if necessary.

There are no defined visiting hours and loved ones are welcome to visit patients at KDH at times that work best for patients in collaboration with care teams. Two visitors at a time are permitted in most care areas.

Yes, we now know that cell phones don’t interfere with the functioning of medical equipment.

Free WiFi is available. Here’s how to get it: 1. Set your laptop/tablet to receive WiFi, 2. Scan for wireless networks, 3. Select Guest Internet, 4. Enter Password: KDH Guest.

You can rent a telephone and/or a tv on a day-by-day basis. Rental forms are available at the nursing desk.

You will see your physician daily and you will receive 24-hour monitoring and treatment from nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Healthy, nutritious meals are served at 8:00 am, noon and 5:00 pm. You will be asked your choice for lunch and dinner each morning at breakfast time, and at dinner time for the next day’s breakfast. The choices offered are based on your diet order (determined by your doctor and/or our registered Dietitian). There is a servery available for patients to use. If you are on a special diet please check with the nurse before eating food from the servery. Family may bring in food for you but we ask that they check with the nurse if you are on a special diet.

Quitting smoking is the single-most important thing you can do for your health. Ask a staff member; we can help you quit, or at least help to reduce the urge to smoke while you are in hospital.

This depends on your health insurance coverage. The cost of a bed in a three or four bed ward-room is covered by OHIP. If you have additional health insurance, it may cover the cost of a semi-private or private room. There are two family suites at KDH, designed for palliative care patients, pediatric patients or other patients with family attending. These suites may be used by patients requesting private accommodation, when available.

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“It is with immense gratitude that we write to express our appreciation for our mother’s recent inpatient stay. Georgina was admitted through the ER and spent a few weeks on the inpatient medical unit before being transferred to Convalescent Care. She is 89 years of age. It is quite safe to say that her care at KDH was exemplary from her time in the ER to her organized discharge just over three months later. Our family would like to extend our warmest thanks to all the nurses, RPN's, and dietary staff who were involved in her care. We are also most grateful for the care and excellence provided to her daily by the Occupational Therapist and the Physiotherapy Team. KDH delivers excellence in the care of our aging population with a client-centred approach, with very driven teams, not only to complete daily tasks but to accomplish patient goals."

Georgina’s family