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Food Service
St. Anthony’s Nutrition Services offers nutritious meals for patients within their physicians’ guidelines. Each day, a patient has the opportunity to select meal choices from a varied menu. Patients are invited to inform their Nutrition Services representative of their meal selection in person or via a phone call. A Nutrition Services representative comes daily to each patient room to pick up the completed menu. Should a visitor wish to eat with a patient, a guest tray is available for a nominal fee.
On occasion, tests and procedures ordered by a physician may require that a patient’s meals be delayed. A nurse will notify the Nutrition Services department when meals may be resumed.
If a physician prescribes a modified diet for a patient, a registered dietitian or technician will assess his or her nutritional needs. Our expert dietitian will explain how the diet relates to that patient’s medical condition and how to adopt the physician’s prescription to a post-hospital lifestyle.
Whether a patient is on a general or modified diet, additional foods or beverages may conflict with a physician’s orders. Patients and their visitors should not bring food from home unless approved by a physician or nurse.
Personal Belongings
While at St. Anthony’s, patients are responsible for the care of their personal belongings, including eyeglasses, dentures and/or hearing aids. To ensure the safety of these items, patients should keep them in protective cases and place them in the nightstand drawer - not on top of the nightstand or on the bed. St. Anthony’s is not responsible for damage to or loss of patients’ eyeglasses, dentures and/or hearing aids.
Electrical items other than those provided by the Medical Center are not permitted. Personal television sets or plug-in radios are not allowed in any patient room. Patients may use personal grooming appliances such as electric shavers, hair dryers, electric curlers and curling irons. However, these items must be inspected by St. Anthony’s clinical engineering personnel before use to ensure compliance with Medical Center electrical standards. Call the Building Services department at 314.525.1124 for assistance.
When patients bring large sums of money; credit cards; or valuables, such as jewelry, to the Medical Center, we ask that these items be sent home with a family member or friend. At the time of admission, patients may also leave items for placement in St. Anthony’s security safe. A receipt will be provided, which will be needed to retrieve any belongings. All jewelry must be removed prior to surgery or diagnostic procedures. If a patient is scheduled for surgery, we encouraged any jewelry be left at home.
Telephone Access
At St. Anthony’s Medical Center, every patient room (except for those in intensive care units) is equipped with a bedside telephone, providing each patient with the option to make calls inside or outside the Medical Center.
- To place a call within the Medical Center, dial only the last four digits of the phone number.
- To place a call from one patient room to another, dial 2 plus the room number.
- To place a local call outside the Medical Center, dial 9 and then the outside number.
- To make a toll or long-distance call, dial 9 plus 0 and then the number you wish to call. An outside operator will ask how you would like the call to be charged. Your call may be charged to your home phone number, charged to your credit card or placed collect.
Relatives and friends may call a patient room directly between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily by dialing 314.525.4000, plus 2 followed by the room number. Friends and family may also call the Information Desk at 314.525.1111 to obtain a specific patient room number. To inquire about a patient’s condition, callers should telephone the unit secretary on the appropriate area.
Television
At St. Anthony’s Medical Center, televisions are located in every patient room, with free cable television access available 24 hours a day. Patients may choose from the following channels:
2 KTVI (FOX)
3 ESPN
4 CBS
5 NBC
6 KURE TV (patient education)
7 ABC
8 Discovery Channel
9 PBS
10 WGN
11 WB
12 CNN
13 St. Anthony’s Chapel
14 EWTN (religious programs)
15 Fox Sports Midwest
17 The Patient Channel (patient education provided by GE Medical System)
Valet Parking
For the convenience of our patients and their visitors, St. Anthony’s Medical Center offers valet parking at the:
- North Main Entrance – Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Heart Surgical Pavilion – Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For information or a physician referral, please call 800.554.9550 or visit our online physician referral.
At St. Anthony's, our vision is to be the area's premier health care organization — and your first choice for health care services.