Television Service
Patients have access to a wide selection of television stations, as well as the
opportunity to have daily activation charges for TV and phone service billed to your
residential
phone service.
Among the stations that are available on patient television are USA, Fox Family, NESN, Disney, and A&E. Patients may also view the hospital’s closed-circuit education channels. Patients may view current films on their in-room televisions at no cost. You may choose among six films, shown twice each day.
Educational Video On-Demand
Educational videos are available for patients through their hospital television. Patients may specify which programs they wish to view – and when they wish to view them – by using their touch-tone bedside phone. Videos relevant to maternity and childbirth include:
- Baby Basics – Newborn Care
- Breastfeeding
- Self Breast Exam
- Epidural Update
- Prematurely Yours – for NICU Families
- Kangaroo Care – for NICU Families
- More than Baby Blues – Postpartum Depression Information
- Back to Sleep – Sleep positioning
- Infant Car Seat Safety
- GM Buckle Up – Car Seat Safety for your family
- Raising Readers
- RSV ( Respiratory Syncytial Virus) in infants
Telephone Service
Bedside telephone service is free for all incoming calls.
There is an one-time $4 activation fee, and a $7 daily TV/phone fee, which will be billed directly to your home, appearing on your monthly phone statements. If you do not have a home phone, you will receive and invoice at your home address. TV/phone fees apply for each of the first seven days a patient is in our care; no TV/phone fees are charged after day seven. To make long distance calls, please press "20" and the operator will assist you with call connection and payment.
Telephone operators are always available to address patient questions.
Meals
Nutritious meals play an important role in your recovery and are of particular importance
for breastfeeding mothers. You will receive a restaurant-style menu each day that offers
many hot and cold entrees, as well as chef’s specials. Kosher and vegetarian meals are
also available.
Worship
South Shore Hospital’s Conren Chapel offers a place for quiet contemplation and prayer for people of all faiths. The chapel is always open to you, your family, and visitors. Pastoral care staff members are here to address your spiritual needs. Community clergy
may visit with their parishioners if they know you are in the hospital.