Hospital Stay

Welcome to Kalinga Institute Of Medical Sciences (KIMS) System. While you are our guest, we will work hard to provide you the very best health care in a safe, comfortable environment.

We want to help make your stay as stress-free as possible and have compiled helpful information for those patients staying overnight or longer - and information for their families, friends and carers - from admission details, what to take into hospital with you, our facilities, plus follow-up advice when being discharged from hospital.

Here are some important things to know before you leave for the hospital:

1.Please bring your insurance cards or have the necessary insurance information from your Blue Cross, Aetna, Medicare, HMO or other insurance plan with you. Necessary insurance information that you should have includes your insurance plan name, group number, type of coverage and identification number.

2.Please understand that Kalinga Institute Of Medical Sciences (KIMS) discourages you from bringing valuables such as jewellery, watches and money with you to the hospital.

ADMISSION POLICIES FOR CABIN

• Single attendant policy should be followed and rule should not be violated apart from vulnerable patients who need special care.
• Visitor’s passes should be given for visiting attendant.
• Visiting hour should be between 12pm-1pm in first half and in second half it should be 5pm-7pm.
• Entry to the patient wards/rooms after 8 pm is strictly prohibited.
• During visiting hours only 2 persons are allowed to visit a patient at a time.
• Only two bystanders are allowed for a cabin inpatient & that person should be in possession of a valid pass issued from the hospital.
• Visitors are requested not to bring small children less than 8 years for patient visit.
• Bystanders and visitors are forbidden from sitting or lying down on the beds of patients and loitering in the corridors.
• Smoking, chewing pan and consumption of alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited inside the cabin. Visitors and bystanders are also prohibited to enter the cabin in a drunken state.
• Hospital authorities shall not be responsible for any loss or theft of money or valuable belongings to patients and bystanders.
• Foods, snacks and beverages will be provided by the hospital canteen as per the instructions from the patient/dietician/doctors (if applicable).
• Please avoid misuse of water and electricity.
• Any loss or damage caused to the hospital by the patients or bystanders shall be recovered from the patient concerned.
• Littering in the cabin premises is prohibited. All waste should be deposited in bins provided for (as per the instructions) garbage should not be thrown out through the windows. Please help us to keep the cabin neat and clean.
• Washing and drying of clothes or linen in the bathroom or toilets are prohibited.
• Payments of tips and gifts to the hospital employees are prohibited.
• All bills should be settled by cash or credit cards on presentation of bills. Insurance covered patients must inform the details in advance.
• The patients and bystanders shall strictly abide by the advice of hospital authorities.
Internet wi-fi password would be provided for the patients on request on chargeable basis.