Admission to Cardinal Hill

An Admission Facilitator will do an assessment and provide you with information about Cardinal Hill before admission. An arrival time will be scheduled for admission day. Plan to have a member of your family accompany you to Cardinal Hill to help you get settled into your room, to tour the hospital and to meet staff. (He/she may stay until 8 pm.)Your family member should bring along a completed Patient and Family Pre-Admission Questionnaire, as well as your personal belongings and insurance cards. Cardinal Hill will arrange for your medical records to besent to the hospital before you arrive.

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Family Accommodations

Your Care Manager can provide a listing of hotels and motels conveniently located near the hospital. Family members who need overnight accommodations but cannot afford to stay in a motel may wish to consider the following housing options:

Ronald McDonald House
1300 Sports Center Drive
Lexington, KY 40502
859.268.0757

Read more: For Family and Friends

Meals

Meals are served in several areas of the hospital. Patients receive assistance with eating, if needed. Family members may eat with patients in the main patient dining room.

Meal times for patients are:

Breakfast         7:30 am – 9:00 am
Lunch            11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Dinner             5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Any food brought into patients from outside the hospital must be stored in airtight containers unless it is consumed immediately.

Please check with your Nurse or Dietitian to be sure that food brought into the hospital from an outside source conforms to any dietary restrictions you may have.

Medications

Only those medications prescribed by your Cardinal Hill Physician are permitted while you are in the hospital. If you are admitted from home, please bring with you all medications you have been taking so that they can be checked, and medications then will be ordered by your Cardinal Hill Physician and supplied from the hospital’s pharmacy.

You and your family will be instructed in the use of medications needed on an ongoing basis, and you will receive prescriptions for these at the time of discharge.

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Discharge and Beyond

Discharge is at 10:00 am and your Care Manager will help you check out. After you have been discharged, we want to make sure that you continue to do as well as possible.

Your Cardinal Hill Physician will send a summary of your treatment and progress to your home physician. If further therapy or help at home is needed, your Cardinal Hill Care Manager will refer you to our Center for Outpatient Services, to outpatient facilities in your home area, or to the home health agency of your choice.

The team will make sure that your family has detailed instructions for your home program or exercise and care. Most patients also will be scheduled to return to an Outpatient Clinic at Cardinal Hill following discharge.

The purpose of the clinic visit is to review your progress at home and help with any problems that may have occurred. In addition, you will need to reestablish contact with your home physician so that he or she can assume primary responsibility for your ongoing medical needs.

We are always available to answer questions or help with a problem. Please let us know how you are doing!

Chaplain

A staff chaplain is available to provide for spiritual needs. The chaplain is here 20 hours per week for visitation and counseling is available upon request.

Sunday services are held in the Conservatory for patients, their families and friends.

Read more: Additional Information and Services

1. Crowne Plaza Hotel Lexington – The Campbell House / www.crowneplaza.com
1375 S. Broadway
Lexington, KY
859-897-0084
Distance:  1.06 miles
Price: $$
Amenities:  ATM, Swimming, pool, bar, childcare

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1. Clamatos Mexican Restaurant
2304 Versailles Road
Lexington, KY
859-260-8925
Cuisine:  Mexican
Distance:  0.77 mile
Price:  $

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