Peace Health Medical Group

• Bring personal items and clothing such as pajamas, robe, skid resistant slippers, toothbrush, eyeglasses, hearing aides, reading material, playing cards, hairbrush, comb or shaving equipment.
• Bring health care insurance information, Advanced Directives, Living Wills and a list of current medications.
• Valuables such as money, jewelry, credit cards and bankcards should be placed in the hospital safe or taken home by a family member.
• Ask your doctor for information regarding your care and condition in terms you can understand.
• Ask for "Informed Consent" before the start of any procedure.
• Ask about medications you are taking.
• Ask about your continuing health requirements after leaving the hospital.
• Ask for names and relationships of all doctors involved in your care.
• You may choose to refuse treatment and will be informed of the medical consequences.
• Wash your hands carefully with soap and water after handling soiled material, using the bathroom, if hands are visibly dirty, or after leaving your room.
• Use hand gel before leaving the room.
• Encourage visitors and family members to cleanse their hands.
• If you do not see a staff member cleansing their hands, it’s okay to remind them.
• If you have diabetes, discuss blood sugar control with your doctor before, during and after your hospital stay.
• Let your nurse know if the dressing on your intravenous catheter works loose or gets wet.
• Keep the area clean and dry.
• Let your nurse know if your drainage tube or catheter becomes loose or dislodged.
• If possible, ask friends and relatives not to visit if they feel ill.
• Carefully follow your doctor’s instructions regarding breathing treatments and getting out of bed.
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help, advice or sufficient pain medications.
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions about your care.
• If you are a smoker, consider taking part in Southwest's smoking cessation program.
• Monitor your medications by keeping a complete list and take it to every healthcare provider visit.
• Ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to review your medication list.
• Change information on your list each time you start or stop a medication.
• Throw away medications you no longer take.
• Keep your medication list accurate and accessible.
• Talk with the doctor or nurse about medications you will take at home when leaving the hospital.
• Pick a single pharmacy in the community to check for potential drug interactions.
• If you are in pain, tell your nurse and describe its location, sensation, duration, and intensity on a scale of 1 to 10.
• If you want privacy, tell your nurse you want “Do Not Announce” (DNA) status.
• If you need help to lower bed rails, call for assistance.
• Always use bedroom slippers when out of bed.
• Never use a bedside cabinet or over-bed table for support.
• Be careful when walking on floors wet from cleaning.
• Ask for assistance getting in and out of a wheelchair.
• Tell your nurse about any unsafe conditions.
• Make transportation arrangements well in advance of discharge.
• Claim any valuables that were stored at the time of admission.
• Pack all your personal belongings.
• Check the restroom, bedside table and closets.
• Ask the staff for any assistance you need.
• Do not forget to take your flowers, cards and gifts.
• Make sure you have any written prescriptions and follow-up appointment reminders.

Patients can manage appointments through their MyPeaceHealth account or by calling the relevant department.

• PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center:360-378-2141
• PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center:360-414-2000
• Anticoagulation:360-414-2081
• Inpatient Behavioral Health:360-414-2236
• Family Medicine:360-414-2385
• Musculoskeletal Medicine:360-414-2700
• Kearney Breast Center:360-414-2701
• Cardiology:360-414-2730
• Emergency Department:360-414-7320
• Cardiovascular Laboratory:360-414-7337
• Gastroenterology:360-414-7360
• Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation:360-414-7384
• Nephrology:360-414-7420
• Pharmacy:360-414-7451
• Pediatrics:360-414-7470
• Pulmonology:360-414-7490
• Volunteer at St. John Medical Center:360-414-7506
• Neurology:360-414-7530
• Medical Staff Services at St. John Medical Center:360-414-7561
• Cancer Center:360-414-7878
• St. John Medical Center Foundation:360-414-7900
• Continuing Medical Education at St. John Medical Center:360-414-7932
• General and Vascular Surgery:360-501-3500
• Internal Medicine:360-501-3601
• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center:360-514-2000
• Speech Therapy:360-636-4839
• Birthing Center:360-636-4853
• Imaging:360-636-4858
• Nutrition and Diabetes Education:360-636-4943
• PeaceHealth System Services:360-729-1000
• Medical Records All other requests:360-729-1340
• PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center:360-734-5400
• Nuclear Medicine and PET:360-747-5900
• PeaceHealth United General Medical Center:360-856-6021
• PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend:541-222-7300
• PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center:541-767-5500
• PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center:541-997-8412
• Medical Records Patient request for copies:844-962-2090
• Patient Financial Services:877-202-3597
• PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center:907-225-5171