Beaufort Memorial Hospital | Affiliated with Duke University Health System in heart and cancer

Patient & Visitor Information

What to bring

  • Emergency contact numbers.
  • Copies of advance directives/living wills.
  • Comfortable pajamas or gowns.*
  • Bedroom slippers.
  • Your own pillow.
  • Your current medications to be recorded upon admission.
    • If you take any medicines regularly, you should put them in a bag and take it with you to the hospital. The nurse needs to know which medicines you are on to make sure that you don’t have any harmful interactions with your new medicines. As soon as your nurse makes a note of all your medicines, ask a family member or friend to take them back home. The hospital pharmacy will provide all your medicine during your stay. This gives added safety, and assures you receive what your doctor prescribes
  • Pen & notepad.
  • Books, crossword puzzles or needlework.
  • Toiletry items & cosmetics.

*You can’t always wear them right away, but, once you’re able to, you may be more comfortable in your own clothes.

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