Visitor Information
Presbyterian Hospital of Denton recognizes the importance of family, friends and other outside support to a patient's recovery. We hope this information will answer many of your questions and help you during your stay with us.
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Getting and Giving Information
- Select a family spokesperson who can speak for all of you and who can share new information with the entire family. To protect patient privacy, we ask that the spokesperson select a password so that patient information may be obtained by telephone, if necessary.
- Be sure to share the wishes of the patient regarding surgery, life support, dialysis and other difficult decisions with the physician and unit staff.
- Make sure the staff knows how to contact you in case of emergency or if you are not at the hospital.
- Ask the nurses what you can do to help. In critical care, questions often arise that doctors and nurses simply cannot answer. The condition of a patient in critical care is often unpredictable, and physicians may only be able to give you their best assessment of the situation. We know this is frustrating and difficult. However, it is important to keep this in mind as you speak with your doctors and nurses.
Family Care Areas
In an effort to make your stay with us as comfortable as possible, we have designed family care areas complete with comfortable seating, TVs and computer kiosks with internet access. During certain hours, volunteers are on duty in family care areas to provide hospital information and to help keep family members informed about progress of a patient's surgery.
A few guidelines apply:
- The number of visitors in the family care areas should be kept to a small number so that all families can have access to the room.
- Staying overnight in the family care areas is not encouraged due to limited space and accomodations. We ask that the family members plan on using hotel accomodations.
- Other than drinks and snacks, we ask that you do not bring any other food or food preparation equipment (coffee pots, crock-pots, hot plates) into the family care areas.
- Cell phones may be used in waiting rooms.
- Adults must supervise children at all times.
- Valuables must not be left in waiting rooms.
- Please respect the needs of others for a calm, quiet and clean atmosphere.
Social Services
Our social workers and case managers are available to assist you with a chaplain, a list of support groups or contacts at rehabilitation facilities. Socials workers and case managers are also available to discuss advanced directives or organ donation with you or your loved one. Please talk to the critical care nurse about your needs.
Food, Plants and Flowers
Please check with the patient's nurse before bringing gifts of food or drink, as some patients are on restricted diets. Due to infection-control considerations, plants and flowers are not allowed in Critical Care Areas.
Accommodations
Listed below are hotels near Presbyterian Hospital of Denton.
Best Western Denton Inn & Suites
2910 W University Dr, Denton, TX
(940) 591-7726
$83.25 per night
Fairfield Inn & Suites
2900 W University Dr, Denton, TX
(940) 384-1700
$101 per night
Hampton Inn and Suites
1513 Centre Place Drive, Denton TX
(940) 891-4900
$89 per night (single room) $95 per night (suite)
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites
1434 Centre Place Drive, Denton TX
(940) 383-4100
$89 per night (single room) $109 per night (suite)
Value Place Property Managment
I-35 (Stemmons Freeway) & University Drive
(940) 387-3400
$209 weekly
Patient Family Members will need to let these hotels know that they are a family member of a patient staying at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton.
Transportation
Denton Area Bus Transit
Route #7 pick-up is off of Scripture, next to the parking lot for Medical Building 5.
Pick-up is all-day, 35 minutes after the hour.
For more information, call (940) 243-0077.
Cost per ride (includes a free transfer):
Taxi Service
A’s Cab – (940) 566-2755
Denton Airport Transportation – (940) 565-9936
Executive Taxi – (940) 591-1152
Dining
The Presby Grille and Cafe is located on the first floor of the Main Hospital and is open for:
- Breakfast: 7:30 to 9 a.m.
- Continental Breakfast: 9 to 11 a.m.
- Lunch: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Grab and Go Items: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
- Supper: 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Vending Machines are available 24 hours a day and are located in the Presby Grille and Cafe (first floor - Main Hospital) and The Center for Women Meeting Room (first floor - The Center for Women). The gift shop also sells snacks and beverages.
Smoking
Presbyterian Hospital of Denton has taken a position to support public health and has become a smoke-free campus. Smoking is not allowed within the property limits of Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. This includes the parking lot and sidewalks.
Visiting Hours
Although it is comforting for patients to have visitors, too many may interfere with the care and rest a patient needs for recovery. There should be no more than two visitors in a patient's room at one time, and please understand the patient's nurses may need to limit visitors even further. It is important to remember that patient care comes first and may prevent you from seeing your loved one as often as you wish. There may be important reasons why it would be better for you to be away from the bedside.
General patient visiting hours are every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. except for the nursing units listed below, which offer different visitor hours due to patient's special healthcare needs.
- Intensive Care Unit: two visitors per bedside except during 6:30 to 8 a.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m.
- Labor and Delivery: two visitors at a time in the Labor and Delivery Suites
- Pediatrics: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
In most cases, visitors going into patient rooms must be at least 12 years of age. Due to risk infection, children under the age of 12 are not allowed to visit the Labor and Delivery Suites, Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Units.
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