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Preparing for the stay: what to bring.
An admission takes half an hour to prepare. This list avoids trips back and forth — and the items that would have to go home again.
Documents
- Identity document (national ID card or passport)
- Insurance or coverage card, if you have one
- The admission letter from the treating doctor, if there is one
- Current prescriptions, even old ones
- The most recent tests: blood work, ECG, hospital discharge reports
- The health record book, if available
Medication
Bring every box currently in use, including the ones you consider unimportant and those obtained without a prescription. The doctor needs to know everything that is being taken before deciding on the protocol — it is a matter of safety, not of control.
Personal belongings
- Comfortable clothes for a week, including one warm outfit
- Pyjamas, underwear, slippers
- Alcohol-free toiletries: soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste
- A bath towel
- Glasses, contact lenses, dentures, hearing aid
- A book, a notebook, a pen
- Phone charger
What stays at home
- Alcohol, substances, undeclared medicines — including “just in case”.
- Valuables, jewellery, large sums of money.
- Perfumes, lotions and hand sanitiser gels: they contain alcohol.
- Razors and sharp objects: they are made available and collected after use.
The phone
It is not confiscated. Its use may be adjusted during the first days, while sleep settles back in and outside pressure eases — this is discussed with you, never imposed without explanation.
Visits
Family and friends are welcome, during visiting hours, as soon as the patient's condition allows. A family meeting is offered during the stay: it is part of the treatment, not a courtesy.
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