Expected Daily Schedule

Doctor and nurse rounds:

07:45-08:00 - "Good morning" visit, in which the day shift replaces the night shift. Includes the department head, another doctor and a nurse.

08:00-09:15 - Staff meeting of doctors and nurses. If you need service at this hour, you are welcome to come to the nureses' station and address the secretary.

09:30-11:00 - Doctor's check-up. We will ask the parents and children to stay inside the area of the department and the school at this time period.

11:00-13:00 - Doctors call: an resident doctor together with a specialist. The medical team and nurses will keep you posted about the continuum of the treatment plan and will answer your questions.

Nurses' shift change:

The Nurses' shift change takes place at 07:00, 15:00, 23:00, and it takes about a half hour. In order for us to properly update the next shift, we will ask parents to address the nurses with urgent requests only.

Each shift there is one coordinating nurse for every number of rooms. For any questions or problems, you will be able to address that nurse.

Patients' discharge times:

Mostly, discharge will occur between 16:00-17:00 in the afternoon. It is possible that it could be either delayed or made earlier. Once you have recieved your child's discharge letter, you are asked to vacate his room as quickly as possible, in order for new patients to be able to have the room.

Meal times:

08:00-09:00 - Breakfast
12:00-13:00 - Lunch
17:00-18:00 - Dinner

Every child that is allowed on a regular diet gets a tray of food.
Babies are given regular / premature formula. The parents must ask the secretary or the supervising nurse. If Any other formula is necessary, the parents must notify the nurse and the department's dietitian, so we could prepare it properly in the specialized kitchen.
For the religious and traditional public who are interested in a Kosher Badatz meal, they should request it in advance from the food department.

For the comfort of the parents there is a hot-drinks tray with tea and sugar at the nurses' station.

Preparing bottles

In the department, we have empty bottles and teats (bottle tops) for preparing bottles for babies. You can ask the nurse for it.
For your convenience, in "the peaceful room" (family room) we have a water filtering machine which can give hot or cold water.
In the refrigerator located in room 7 there are pre-boiled water bottles for preparing formula. Reminder: The Ministry of Health recommends preparing formula with boiled water cooled down to room temperature.
In the kitchen (before the play area) there is a water heater for use on Saturdays.

Breastfeeding mothers

For the mothers' comfort, we have placed a tray with bread and spreads around the room 7 compound, available for anyone.

"Ezer Mitzion" voluntary association gives out sandwiches and meals to accompanying parents, and it holds Friday night dinners and Saturday lunches in the Brit room located in the intermediary floor of the main building.

"Hadassah School" activities:

Sundays-Thursdays between 8:30-13:00 there is a school schedule in the play area. The activity includes studying, computer use, group activities and more. The activities are sponsered by the Ministry of Education with a specially trained team. You are welcome to participate.

Sleeping:

Every Child has to be accompaneid by an adult. Sleeping in the department is allowed for one shaperon only.

Family room - "The peaceful room"

For your convenience, there is a family room with comfy chairs and a TV, video, DVD, fooseball table (you can get the ball from the play area), a cold and hot water filtration machine and restrooms. In addition, there is a Nintendo Wii, the key to open it can be recieved from the nurses.

Visitors

visitors can come every hour of day until 20:00 in the evening.

Attention! during your stay in our department you are responsible for the safety of your personal belongings. Unfortunately there have been several cases of wallet and mobile phones theft in our department. In the entrance to the hospital there is a safe which can be leased on a daily basis from the main hospital reception (in which it is located). The key to the safe you can get for a 300 shekel deposit and for a cost of 5 shekels a day.

# this schedule may change and is depended also on unanticipated events.

Remember: With any request you can come to the supervising nurse.

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