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Patient information

Helpful information for your time at Methodist Hospital

We work hard to make your time with us a comfortable, healing experience.
Private patient hospital room

Amenities

We do our best to make you as comfortable as possible. Whether you need a magazine to read or a hot meal, we’ve got you covered.

  • Your room: Our newly renovated, private rooms are full of modern conveniences like comfortable furniture, Wi-Fi and cable television.
  • Meals: Room service is available for patients. Call 3-5800 to order from a patient’s room or 952-993-5800 from outside the hospital. You’ll find a menu with hours and instructions in your room.
  • Gift Shoppe: Visit The Gift Shoppe near the Excelsior Boulevard entrance for flowers, cards and more. You can also call 952-993-5131 to order slippers, toiletries and other items.

Patient guidelines and security

To keep the hospital comfortable for all our patients and their guests, we ask that you follow these guidelines.

  • Visiting hours: We welcome family to visit during our visiting hours. Family members are defined by the patient and are not limited to blood relatives.
  • Cell phone policy: You and your visitors are welcome to use cell phones, unless instructed otherwise by your nurse or hospital staff.
  • Tobacco and e-cigarettes: Methodist Hospital is a tobacco-free and smoke-free campus. This means smoking and the use of tobacco products by employees, patients or visitors is prohibited in the building and on the hospital grounds.
  • Security procedures: To keep you safe, access to Methodist Hospital campus buildings is restricted between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. After-hours access is provided via intercom communications, and our Security Dispatch screens every visitor.
  • Valuables and safekeeping: We ask that you send your valuables home. However, if you have a valuable item you want to store at the hospital, please store it in the hospital safe managed by the Safety and Security team.

We are committed to patient safety

Patient safety is a top priority at each and every one of our hospitals and clinics. It informs our teamwork, best practices, problem solving and how we include our patients in their care.

We are committed to a safe, respectful and healing environment.

We do not allow threats, aggression, abuse, harassment or discrimination toward anyone for any reason. We will take action to ensure the safety of all patients, staff and guests.

Helpful information about our services, policies and your rights as a patient.

Care is available after your hospital stay when you need it.