For your safety and comfort and that of all the other patients, we ask you to respect the following rules during your stay:

Your Medications

On your arrival, please inform the doctor of your regular medications and any current prescriptions. It’s important to remember to bring your medications with you, to show at admission. Please do not take any of your own medications during your stay, unless approved by your doctor and made known to your nurse, as this could be dangerous for your health. Please inform your doctor if you are currently taking any traditional medicine at home.

Respect for Other Patients

Please show consideration for other patients in the following ways: by talking quietly, by listening to your TV at a reasonable volume and by asking your visitors to speak quietly and to not speak on mobile phones.

No Smoking

FV Hospital is a smoke-free zone. No one is permitted to smoke anywhere inside the building. We do appreciate your co-operation in protecting the health and safety of all patients and staff by abiding by this rule. You can smoke on the terrace on the third floor or in the garden around the hospital.

Mobile Phones

Peace and quiet is an essential part of the recovery process. In the best interests of both the patients and staff of FVH, we strive to create a quiet and peaceful environment. Mobile phones do disturb this environment and may, in certain circumstances, adversely affect medical equipment.

Please ask your visitors to switch off their mobile phone whilst inside the hospital, or, in an emergency, to set it to "silent" or "vibrate" mode and to speak quietly.

Food Regulations

Please do not bring food from outside the hospital into your room. All meals are provided for you during your stay and are inclusive in the daily hospital charges. If you require a special diet, please inform your nurse, as your doctor prescribes your diet.

Hospital Material and Equipment

Finally, we ask you to please respect all equipment and materials within the hospital – many of the items are expensive and require the utmost care during use.