We hope this online Patients and Visitors Guide will answer many of the questions you may have regarding an upcoming stay or outpatient procedure. If you have any questions not covered here, please contact the Admissions Department at 601-968-1393 or toll free at 1-888-598-2405, or via e-mail at admit@mbhs.org.
Automatic teller machines (ATMs) from two local banks are located in the hospital lobby as well as one located in the cafeteria.
Daily newspapers are available for sale in the Cafeteria. A FAX machine, and two local bank automatic teller machines are located in the front lobby. Stamps are available for purchase in the Gift Shop.
We will do everything we can to prepare you for discharge. All discharge instructions will be placed in your red discharge folder. On the day of discharge, we may have to wait for the following: prescriptions, follow-up appointments, discharge instructions, lab results, and any other information you may need at home. We want to make sure you have all the proper information you need to prevent your return to the hospital.
Prior to discharge, your nurse will assist you in making arrangements to go home. Before you leave, collect all personal items in the room. Also, be sure to ask for the return of any valuables you may have had locked up, and any medications that you brought. When you are ready to leave, you will be escorted and taken by wheelchair to the discharge area.
The cafeteria, located off the main hospital lobby, is open to the public, as well as to hospital employees. Cafeteria hours are:
Call extension 1233 for daily cafeteria menu.
*closed between 2:00-6:15 a.m.; 10:00-10:30 a.m.; and 10:00-10:30 p.m.
Located in the hospital atrium, the Atrium Cafe is open seven days a week. Hours are 11 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Java Junction is located in the hospital's main lobby.
Hours: 6 a.m. - 9:30 p.m., daily
A chapel for meditation, prayer, and worship is located on the first floor of the Medical Center near the administrative offices. The chapel is open to patients and visitors from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. In addition, prayer rooms are located on floors 3, 5, and 6. Sunday morning worship services are conducted at 8 a.m. in the Chapel each Sunday. Morning prayer services are conducted in the chapel Monday through Friday at 7:35 a.m. These services are broadcast to patient rooms on our closed circuit TV on Channel 25.
Handwashing is the most important way to prevent spread of infection. Please wash your hands when you arrive and when you leave. You may use alcohol foam in place of soap and water.
Internet access is available throughout the hospital. Public wireless "hotspots" are located in patient areas, the main lobby and in the cafeteria. This service can be accessed on your laptop with an 802.llb compatible wireless network card. Registration is required and support is limited.
Because proper meals and diet are an important part of your care, our Food and Nutrition Services staff will follow your doctor's directions in preparing and serving your meals. If, while you are a patient, your meal schedule is interrupted for medical reasons, a tray will be provided for you when you are ready to eat. If you have questions, please ask the nurse to contact our Food and Nutrition Services department.
It is important that you inform your doctor and nurse of any medications or herbal supplements you are taking or allergies you may have. You should bring medicines or a list of your medications with you each time you come to the hospital or visitor your doctor(s). For your convenience, click here to download a form you can use to list your medications. A member of the healthcare team will review them when you are admitted to your room. It is recommended that you do not take your home medications while in the hospital. Medications brought from home may be locked up. This is for your safety.
Patients should not take IV and/or medication pumps outside the building or leave the nursing unit unescorted by hospital staff.
Daily newspapers are available for sale in the Cafeteria. A fax machine and two local bank ATMs are located in the front lobby as well as one located in the cafeteria.
A patient / visitor parking garage is provided on the south side of the Medical Center behind the Medical Arts West Building. All visitors and family members visiting in the hospital are asked to park in the parking garage. Baptist for Women patients and visitors should park at the designated Baptist for Women area. Parking is free. Please do not leave valuables in your car. Baptist is not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen property. For your convenience, two elevators provide access to all levels of the garage, and a covered walkway joins the facility to the Medical Center. If you have difficulty walking, please ask for assistance. Security will provide transportation to and from the parking garage. Call 601-968-1010 for assistance.
Mail will be delivered to your room. Mail received after you have been discharged will be returned to the sender. You may also receive email through "Baptist Care Mail." Email messages sent before discharge will be printed and delivered to your room.
Your care and safety are our primary concerns. While you are at Baptist, please assist us by following these guidelines which have been established for your safety:
If you have any patient quality or safety concerns, please:
We test certain life-safety systems periodically on all shifts. In any real emergency situation, your nurses will immediately notify and assist you.
Our Security staff is on duty 24 hours a day to assist you with any safety concerns you may have and to protect hospital property. Contact the Security Dispatcher at 601-968-1010 if you would like to request assistance, such as escort to your automobile, from Security. Officers can also provide transportation to and from the parking garage and other areas on campus for patients or visitors who find it difficult to walk.
Baptist Health Systems is a tobacco-free organization. There is no designated area anywhere on this campus for the use of tobacco.The use of all tobacco products is prohibited. Thank you for being tobacco-free while you are here at Baptist.
The cafeteria is open for snack service from 6:15 a.m. until 2:00 a.m., closing briefly between 10:00-10:30 p.m. The lower level vending area is open 24 hours a day with snacks and drinks available.
For your entertainment, your room has been equipped with a color television set. In addition to local programming, other entertainment channels are available. Free programming for patient education is available on channels 26, 27, 28 and 29.
Sunday morning worship services are provided on Channel 25 at 8:00 am.
For local calls from patient rooms, dial "9-601" or "9-769" and then the desired number. There is no charge for local calls. To place a long distance call with a calling card, dial "9" then the calling card number. All long-distance calls must be made with a calling card. No calls will be charged to your room.
Please leave your valuables at home. If this is not possible, a Security officer will receive your valuables and place them in our safe. Baptist Medical Center is only responsible for valuables left in our safe.
Visiting privileges in the critical care units will be limited at specific periods of time. Patients in CVR, SICU, ICU and NICU areas will receive special visiting instructions.
Sibling visitation on the Mother/Baby unit is permitted from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. when accompanied by father or other responsible adult.
Children are allowed to visit patients unless prohibited by the patient's physician or the nurse determines it could adversely affect the visitor or the patient.
Persons who are sick, including children, should not visit patients.
All visitors should follow any precaution signs posted on patients' doors.
All exterior doors are locked at 9:00 p.m. Anyone entering or exiting the building after this time must do so through the emergency room entrance. Security officers will contact the patient's charge nurse to verify that the patient can receive visitors, and issue a pass that the after-hours visitor is required to wear.
Visiting hours at the Restorative Care Hospital are scheduled. Check with the nurses station for a schedule.
Occasionally, you may desire to have someone stay overnight for support. Your nurse can make arrangements for bedding. Bringing personal bed linens is not permitted. Please note that guest meal trays cannot be provided free of charge or added to your patient bill. However, to-go meals may be purchased at the cafeteria and Atrium Cafe.
No weapons or firearms are permitted on the Medical Center campus.
For more information about patient safety, watch the short video below, and please click here to see the website of the Mississippi Patient Safety Coaltion.
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