Visitor Information
Visiting hours are not regulated. If you desire more privacy, please let your attending nurse know. Visiting is dependent on the patient's condition and at the discretion of the on duty nurse.
Food may be brought into the hospital for patient consumption with the consent and order from the patient's physician. Visitors may take their meals into patient rooms; however, we request that all items discarded (wrappers, leftovers, etc.) be removed from the patients room. If you desire to have a meal while visiting family, you may make your request at the nurses station and they will be happy to order it for you. A small fee is collected.
Waiting Areas are located by the receptionist station at North entrance. Check with a nurse regarding more private areas.
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Going Home
Your physician will decide when you are ready to be discharged and will advise
the nursing personnel. When you are prepared to be discharged, please pick
up any valuables that you may have in the hospital safe. Your nurse will
assist you in gathering your belongings and check to make sure you return
home with all items that you had upon arrival at the hospital. Wheelchair
transportation is available to any department within the hospital and to
your car.
A responsible adult needs to be available to provide transportation to your
home. If this is not possible, Teton Valley Hospital will make every effort
to help you coordinate your transportation. Should you experience difficulties
with transportation, please notify your nurse.
At Home: If a visiting nurse or home health professional has been arranged to visit
you in your home, you will be informed of this by the hospital discharge planner.
If home care services are not provided as planned, please call 208.354.2383
and let the discharge planner know so that further arrangements can be made.
Should you experience any condition that concerns or causes you alarm, contact
your physician immediately. Our Emergency Department is open 24 hours every
day, and should you be unable to contact your physician or if your condition
is such that you feel you should be seen immediately, arrange for a responsible
adult to bring you to the Emergency Department.
Discharge Planning: Our discharge planner can provide you with information about home health care,
medical equipment, skilled nursing facilities, transportation, Meals on Wheels,
and other community resources. Assistance with questions regarding Medicare,
Medicaid, Social Security, State Disability and Workers' Compensation can also
be provided.
The discharge planner in the Case Management Department has information on
many community resources that are available to assist you following discharge
from the hospital. A list of community resources can be obtained by calling
the hospital at 208.354.2383
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