Your Hospital Stay

At St. Joseph Hospital, we never stop working to improve the experience we provide our patients and members of our community. We invite and welcome your feedback, whether it be positive or constructive. We will make every effort to address and resolve your concern in a timely manner. If you feel your concerns have not been resolved by staff or leadership, please contact our Patient Relations Coordinator, Mary Beth Perkins, at (603) 882-3000, ext. 63318.

We believe staying well-nourished is essential to healing. Our café provides three meals a day delivered directly to our patients’ rooms. It also offers plenty of take and eat options to both employees and visitors.

Do you have any dietary restrictions? We’re happy to accommodate you. Just notify your Nutritional Host when they take your meal order.

Meals are served at the following times:

Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Snacks: Available 24 hours a day from our cafeteria

Welcoming a child is cause for celebration. At St. Joseph Hospital, we take that literally. New moms and dads are invited to share a three-course meal, complete with china and stemware, to celebrate the birth of their newborn at the Childbirth Center. Ask your nurse for more information.

Phones in Patient Rooms

The telephone in your room is provided for your convenience and without charge for local calls. Please ask your nurse or one of our care technicians for the direct phone number for your telephone.

For local calls:
Dial “9” and then the 7-digit number.

For long distance calls:
Dial “9” and then “0” for the operator to assist you. These calls may be billed to your home phone or telephone calling card or may be placed collect.

Other Ways to Stay in Connected During Your Stay

• Amplified, CapTel and TTY teletype phones are available, if needed.
• For deaf/hard of hearing visitors, a public video phone can be located in the Diagnostic Imaging X-Ray waiting area and the St. Joseph Hospital Emergency Department family waiting room.
• Additionally, an iPad with Sorenson touch and other communication apps is available on inpatient floors or can be signed out from the Interpreter Services Department.

Tips for Using Your Personal Cell Phone During Your Stay

Patients and guests are welcome to use their cell phones to stay connected during their time at St. Joseph Hospital. However, it is important to know that there are areas within our hospital where we ask that you limit the use of your cell phone as it could result in equipment issues and complications for patients. These areas are clearly marked.

We want our patients to feel connected while receiving care at St. Joseph Hospital. That’s why free wireless internet access is available to patients and visitors in most areas of the hospital. Our patient and visitor Wi-Fi network is labeled “Covenant-Guest” and no password is required to access the network.

Relax, recharge and maybe even catch a bit of the Red Sox game. Enjoy complimentary cable television in your room using the control panel located on your hospital bed. A complete channel guide is located on the back cover of the Patient and Family Information Guide in your Admission Packet.

Many times, those who can’t visit patients in person will send cards, gifts and more. We appreciate this emotional support as it is important to our patients. We make every effort to help you stay informed and connected throughout your stay and as you transition back to home or the community. We strive to deliver flowers, plants and gifts directly to your room as soon as they arrive. Standard mail is delivered once a day.

ICU Flower Policy: To protect the health of our patients, flowers are not permitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). If someone delivers flowers to a patient in the ICU, we will work with you and/or your family members to determine where they can be placed.

Looking to send some mail? Hand it to your nurse — they’ll be happy to help. And don’t forget, stamps are available for purchase in the hospital gift shop.

The safety of your valuables is important to us. We recommend keeping sensitive or valuable items like jewelry, credit cards, money or sentimental items at home.

If you choose to bring valuables with you, we’re happy to store them in our safe, which we make available exclusively for patients admitted to the hospital. St. Joseph Hospital is not responsible for the loss of or damage to any jewelry, glasses, dentures, hearing aids and any other item that would be considered a loss if misplaced. As you are admitted to the hospital and prepare to handoff your items, you will need to complete a short form acknowledging that St. Joseph Hospital is not responsible for lost or stolen items. We also ask that you remove any items you have placed in our safe within 60 days of being released.

The safety of our patients and employees is always top of mind. Members of our health system security staff are on duty 24 hours a day. In addition to monitoring our campuses, St. Joseph security team members are on-call to assist you with dead batteries, flat tires and keys locked in your vehicle.