Your Child's Room in the Pediatric and Adolescent Inpatient Unit

Telephones and making calls

You can make local calls free of charge using the bedside telephone.
You can use a cell phone or a calling card to make a long-distance call.
Cell phone reception is available.
Your room's telephone number is (603) 650-2 + your room number. For example, if you're in room 531, the number is 603-650-2531.
To make an outside call, first dial 32, and then the local number.

The bedside remote turns on the television and VCR. There is a wide selection of movies for you to watch (DVD players are available).
Movies are located across from the main desk.

All rooms have a whiteboard that you can use to write down questions you want to remember to ask the Unit team.
Please write your child's name on the board, especially if they have a nickname they prefer.
Each day the nursing staff will write the names of your doctors, nurses, and nursing assistants on the whiteboard.

Rooms have a handheld call button on the television remote control.
Use the call button in the room to alert the nursing staff about an immediate patient need.
There is also a call button in the bathroom for emergencies.

Mail is delivered twice a day during the week.
To mail a letter, give the letter to the unit secretary, who will put it in our "out" box.
If mail arrives after you have gone home, it will be forwarded to your home.

You'll find menus at the bedside.
Meals arrive around 8:00 am, 12:15 pm, and 5:15 pm.
If the meal tray doesn't arrive in your room, please check outside your room or ask a staff member. If you are a breastfeeding mother of a patient less than six months of age, please check with your nurse about food for you.
We have a supply of drinks and snacks for patients available at all times. Snacks and light food are available in the family kitchen.
The unit has breast pumps, but it's a good idea to bring your own, including equipment and cleaning supplies for your equipment.
We have a family kitchen space if you want to bring your own food. Please label the food with your name and date.
Family members can order a guest tray off the menu. This will be billed to you. Insurance does not cover the cost.
For more information about other dining options, see Cafeterias and Other Dining Options on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics website.