Before Your Stay
What you need to know before your hospital stay
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Plymouth (BID Plymouth), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), has resumed non-urgent, elective surgeries, procedures and clinic visits following the state’s lifting of restrictions due to COVID-19 this week. BID Plymouth also announced the launch of BILH Safe Care, a set of rigorous standards to protect the health and safety of patients, visitors and staff.
As part of the state’s phased re-opening plan, BID Plymouth is again providing a broad range of elective inpatient and outpatient procedures and services, including diagnostic imaging, cardiology, women’s health, and pain management, to name a few. Patients should contact their primary care provider or specialist for more information and to schedule an appointment.
“The extraordinary caregivers and staff of BID Plymouth continue to stand ready to meet the health care needs of our patients and our community,” said Kevin Coughlin, president of BID Plymouth. “As we return to providing the in-person services our community needs to remain healthy, we have implemented a number of new safety measures to protect our patients and staff.”
Now in place at BID Plymouth, BILH Safe Care combines new processes, standards and technologies to promote patient safety, including:
- Three-point symptom check to confirm patients are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 before their in-person visit, as well as daily symptom checks for staff;
- Separate care areas for patients with symptoms or a diagnosis of COVID-19 in the past 21 days;
- Universal masking requirements for patients, escorts and staff;
- Enhanced cleaning and disinfection of exam rooms, high-touch areas and common spaces; and
- Redesigned spaces to accommodate physical distancing and safe pedestrian traffic flow.
“We know COVID-19 continues to present significant challenges and members of our community have a lot of questions about in-person health care visits,” said R. Scott Oliver, Chief of Surgery at BID Plymouth. “We want our patients to know that seeking care – whether for a routine check-up, preventative testing, surgery, or an emergency – is important, and BID Plymouth has taken all the steps necessary to assure your safety.”
BID Plymouth also offers telehealth care options for many specialty areas. To learn more about BID Plymouth’s telehealth options, please visit our Telehealth section.
Pre-admission tests ensure that you are healthy enough for your procedure or surgery. Your care team schedules these outpatient tests in advance.
These diagnostic tests may include:
- Blood work
- Imaging
- Heart health checks
What to Expect at Pre-Admission Testing
We complete most pre-admission tests at the BID Plymouth Medical Office Building at 46 Obery Street. This building is across from the helipad on the hospital campus.
Your appointment will take about two hours to complete. Please bring a list of your medications and dosage, or the original bottles.
Here’s a list of items to consider packing for your inpatient care:
- List of all current medications you take
- Night clothes
- Reading material
- Robe
- Slippers
- Toiletries, such as hairbrush, toothbrush and toothpaste
Bring any essential item such as contact lenses, eye glasses, hearing aids and dentures with you. You will be asked to keep these items in a specific container to assist with loss prevention. It is important that you assist us in placing these items in the designated container when not is use.
- BID Plymouth is not responsible for lost or misplaced items.
- Don’t leave these items on your food tray.
- Store personal items in your bedside drawer.
We recommend you leave these items at home:
- Electronics
- Jewelry
- Large amounts of money
- Medications
- Valuables
BID Plymouth is not responsible for the loss or damage of any personal property kept in your room.
Before your hospital stay, a BID Plymouth patient access representative will call you to gather personal, financial and health insurance details.
On the day of your procedure, bring your Medicare/Medicaid or private health insurance card and any needed forms with you.
Use the PIDC Pavilion main entrance off Obery Street. Check in at the patient registration area to complete any other required forms.
