We want you to be as comfortable as possible while you are in the hospital. If you wish, you may bring your most comfortable bed clothes and essential personal care items.
We also ask that you bring the following information:
Please note that the use of cellular telephones and two-way pagers is limited to non-patient care areas.
Quincy Medical Center is not responsible for your personal belongs. Please do NOT bring items such as:
Also please note that during your hospital stay, you are responsible for safeguarding your glasses, dentures, hearing aids, and other adaptive devices.
Additionally, our fire and safety policy prohibits the use of personal, small electrical appliances such as laptop computers, televisions, radios, curling irons and electric shavers.
All patient rooms at Quincy Medical Center are private. Each room features its own bathroom and is fully equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment. Many patient rooms feature scenic views of the Boston skyline, scenic Blue Hills, or Quincy Bay. Local phone service and basic television are provided free of charge.
While you are in the hospital, your doctors and nurses will work with Quincy Medical Center pharmacists to handle all of your medication needs. Please do not take any medications that you brought from home. If you are allergic or hypersensitive to any medications, please tell your nurse immediately.
Quincy Medical Center is committed to empowering our patients to become more informed about their medication history and to keep a current and detailed list of any medications currently being taken. We have developed a pocket-sized patient medication information card to help your keep track of this vital health information.
The call button attached to the cord next to your bed is connected directly to the nurses’ station. Call your nurse when you need assistance.
You will receive a menu with your breakfast from which you can choose your meals for the next day. Your menu choices will be picked up by a member of the dietary staff later in the morning. Please tell the person who picks up your menu if you have personal food preferences or any food allergies.
Your physician will write a diet order to meet your individual nutritional and medical needs, while in the hospital. Specific care is taken to ensure that your food preferences are honored, within the scope of the physician’s diet order. If you wish to discuss your food preferences in greater detail or to learn more about the menu choices available for your visitors and/or family members, please contact our dietary office at ext. 4601 or 617-773-6100 ext. 4601 from an outside line.
Your meals will be served on the following schedule. Please note that tests or procedures for which you are scheduled may make it necessary to delay your meal. If your doctor has recommended a special diet, your menu will reflect his/her recommendations.
| Breakfast | 7:10 am |
– | 9:30 am |
| Lunch | 11:25 am |
– | 1:00 pm |
| Dinner | 4:30 pm |
– | 6:00 pm |
Additional beverages and snacks are available 24 hours a day from vending machines located throughout the medical center.
If a friend or family member would like to eat with you, they may pre-order a meal for a small price from our Food and Nutrition Department at 617-376-4601. They are also welcome to visit our cafeteria – CrossRoads Cafe – on the first floor. The Café is open to the public, Monday through Friday from 11:30 am – 6:30 pm.
The menu includes reasonably priced hot meals, a full salad bar, snacks, and beverages including sodas, juices, and coffee.
| Lunch | 11:30 am |
– | 1:30 pm |
| Dinner | 4:30 pm |
– | 6:30 pm |
Additional snacks and beverages are available 24 hours a day from vending machines throughout the medical center.
Senior dinners are served in the cafeteria every Thursday from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
For a discounted price of $4.50, seniors can enjoy a hot entrée, two side dishes and dessert. Contact 617-376-5577 for a current listing of the weekly Senior Dinner menu.
Basic television service is available free of charge in every patient room. To help our Chinese patients feel more comfortable during their visit, Quincy Medical Center also subscribes to the Chinese channel, the New Tang Dynasty Satellite Television, accessed via Channel 14.
Local telephone service is provided at no cost. Long distance calls can be made with a calling card or by charging the call to your home phone. Instructions on telephone use are located on your bedside table. Please note that the use of cellular phones is restricted in some areas of the hospital. Please check with your nurse before using your cell phone.
TTY and amplifier devices are available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing patients through the hospital operator, by dialing “0”.
If you would like to purchase a magazine or newspaper (The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Patriot Ledger or The Quincy Sun), a representative from the volunteer office can bring it to your room. Call the volunteer office at extension 5505 or the gift shop at extension 5509 for this service. Newspapers also are available in the gift shop and in the vending machines on the first floor.
For the latest news about Quincy Medical Center, you may also request a copy of our monthly newsletter by calling extension 4020 or 617-376-4020.
If you are on a regular medical or surgical unit, mail, flowers, gifts and mylar ballons addressed to you will be delivered directly to your room. For your safety and the safety of others, latex balloons are not permitted in the hospital.
The gift shop is located in the main lobby on the first floor. It carries a wide assortment of items for patients, family members and other QMC visitors. Gift shop hours are:
| Monday – Friday | 9:00 am |
– | 6:00 pm |
| Saturday | 10:00 am |
– | 4:00 pm |
The gift cart visits the inpatient units at least twice a week. Its regular items include candy, gum, crackers, magazines and stuffed animals. To request that a particular item be brought to your room, call the gift shop at extension 5509.
Catholic Mass is offered in the chapel every Sunday at noon and in the Radius Specialty Hospital - Quincy every Tuesday at 2 pm. Eucharistic ministers bring Holy Communion to Catholic patients on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Trained interfaith pastoral care volunteers visit patients on a daily basis.
Bereavement groups are offered throughout the year. Pastoral staff also visits with patients and families to discuss issues such as advance directives, healthcare proxies and planning for organ or tissue donation. Call 617-376-5501 for assistance.
For the health and safety of patients, visitors, and employees, smoking is not permitted anywhere in the hospital and is permitted only in designated areas outside.
Quincy Medical Center is compliant with all state and local safety regulations. Our safety and security policies are designed to protect patients, visitors and staff. In the event that we conduct a required fire or disaster drill while you are in the hospital, our staff will keep you informed about what is happening.