Your Stay
To maintain a safe environment, please note the following:
Alcohol
Alcohol can significantly interfere with a patient/client’s treatment and rehabilitative efforts. Due to these risks, LHSC maintains a no alcohol policy.
Drugs
The use of any illegal substance or other drugs not prescribed by your doctor can be dangerous; therefore, it is a LHSC policy for patients/clients to refrain from the use of illegal or non-prescribed substances.
As part of the admission process to inpatients, each patient will receive a Fair Notice Statement outlining behavioural expectations and consequences for contraband.
Medications/Sharps
When you are admitted to hospital, a nurse or orderly will check your belongings for medications or objects deemed unsafe. These items are kept in the utility room and can be used by asking your nurse, the orderly, or the unit clerk.
Nurses and physicians are the only staff allowed to dispense medications on the unit. The medication removed from your belongings on admission will be returned to you at discharge.
The pharmacist is available to discuss your medication with you. Talk to your assigned nurse and he/she will contact the pharmacist on your behalf. If you are on different medications at time of discharge, you may wish the hospital pharmacy to dispose of your old medications for you.
