During your hospital stay
The following information outlines services and facilities available during your stay at either Fiona Stanley Hospital or Fremantle Hospital.
You can also read what to expect when it is time to go home (be discharged).
Important information for all patients
Whenever possible, you will stay on a specialty ward relating to your condition. If another patient is in greater clinical need of treatment on that specialty ward, you may be relocated to an alternative ward. Please know if this occurs, your care and ongoing health requirements will continue to be met.
Although we will try to meet requests for patients to have a single room, these are first allocated based on clinical need.
Please also note that planned procedure and surgery times may be delayed or cancelled due to emergency patients requiring more urgent care.
About Aishwarya’s CARE call
This three-step process can be used by a patient, carer or family member if they are worried they or the person they care for is getting sicker while in hospital.
Read how to make an Aishwarya's CARE Call.
Smoking, alcohol and drugs
Patients, visitors and staff are not permitted to smoke, drink alcohol and take illicit drugs anywhere on our hospital sites.
Quit smoking programs, including nicotine replacement therapy, are available for patients – your treating team will discuss options with you before or during your admission.
Mobile devices, photography and recording
Read about the use of mobile phones and cameras by patients and visitors.
Read about how we can support you and your family during your hospital stay.
Interpreting services
If English is not your first language, professional interpreters are available to interpret over the telephone. If you are a Fiona Stanley Hospital patient, call the Helpdesk on 6152 2222 to ask for an interpreter.
Pastoral Care Service
Pastoral care services are available to patients, families, carers and visitors at both hospitals. Read more about pastoral care services.
Supporting carers
We recognise the knowledge, experience and significant contribution carers make to the lives of the people they care for. Read more about support for carers.
Read how by working together we can keep our patients, families and staff safe.
Preventing infection
Please follow these simple hygiene and infection control principles:
- Perform good hand hygiene (external site), which is washing your hands with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand rub.
- Never touch wounds, dressings, intravenous (IV) lines or other treatment equipment.
- Visitors are asked to stay home if unwell.
Staff are required to clean their hands before and after they have contact with you, your environment, and before and after all procedures. You and your visitors can ask staff if they have cleaned their hands before touching you.
Emergency procedures
In the unlikely event of an emergency, please:
- remain calm and stay in your room unless instructed otherwise – staff will direct and accompany you to a safe location if required
- follow any instructions from staff
- do not use the lifts in the event of a fire.
Security
Security officers patrol our hospitals 24 hours a day, seven days a week and closed-circuit television (CCTV) is used in certain areas.
At Fiona Stanley Hospital, help call points are available in the lift lobby areas of all the multi storey car parks – press the orange button to speak directly to security staff.
To contact security at:
Making your hospital stay safer
We encourage you to review the patient safety cards (external PDF 900KB).
Translations of this patient safety card (HealthyWA) are available in 24 different languages.
If you require this information translated into another language this be arranged by speaking to your ward staff. These cards are also available by your bedside for easy access.
Hospital facilities
Our hospitals offer a range of retail outlets and facilities such as public phones and vending machines. Read about facilities at:
Entertainment
Fiona Stanley Hospital
If you are a patient at Fiona Stanley Hospital, you can use the patient entertainment system to:
- order meals
- use telephone services
- use radio, television and internet
- purchase additional wireless internet for personal devices.
Fremantle Hospital
If you are a Fremantle Hospital patient, you can hire a television for the duration of your stay.
Allied health services
Health professionals who are not part of the medical, dental or nursing professions are known as allied health professionals. They are university qualified practitioners who specialise in preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions and illnesses.
Learn about the allied health professionals who may care for you, or visit the service directory to read more about these services in our hospitals.
If you think you need to see an allied health professional, please discuss this with your doctor or nurse.
Meals
Our menus promote a healthy, balanced diet and reflect the therapeutic, ethnic, cultural and religious dietary requirements of patients.
Meals are prepared onsite at both hospitals and are served during the following periods:
- Breakfast: 7.00am – 8.00am
- Lunch: 12.00pm – 1.00pm
- Dinner: 5.00pm – 6.00pm
You will also be served morning and afternoon tea and supper.
If you are a Fiona Stanley Hospital patient, you or your family or carers can choose meals suitable to your dietary needs and recorded food allergies. Read about ordering patient meals at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
Reduce your risk of falls
Your risk of falling was assessed during admission and may be assessed again if your condition changes or you move wards. Find tips to reduce your risk of falling (in the section titled 'During admission').
Leaving the ward
Please inform ward staff before leaving the ward at any time. For your safety, please do not leave the hospital premises without your doctor’s permission.
Your property
If you wear:
- dentures, please ask the nurse for a container to store them
- glasses or use a hearing aid, please place them in the locker drawer beside your bed when not in use.
Please report any lost property to your ward staff.
Teaching opportunities
Fiona Stanley Hospital is a teaching hospital and you may have medical students within your treating team. You will be asked to consent to discussing your condition or being examined by a student and have the right to refuse at any time.
Donations
All donations are gratefully received. If you would like to donate to FSH please email email FSH Finance for more information.
If you wish to make a donation to medical research, please visit the Spinnaker Health Research Foundation (external site) or phone 6152 6278.
Sharing feedback, compliments and complaints
Your feedback lets us know what is working well and what can be improved.
Read how to share your feedback.