In the interest of good health, smoking is not permitted anywhere in the hospital. This includes lobby waiting areas, patient rooms, restrooms, the cafeteria, and outside the cancer center, Emergency Room and patient entrances. Certain outdoor areas are designated for smoking. Your nurse can tell you where they are. Every weekday morning, hospital volunteers will stop by with copies of The Washington Post for sale.
Newspapers also are for sale in machines located outside the visitors' and patients' entrances.
Hospital volunteers will deliver mail and flowers directly to your room. Any items received following your discharge will be forwarded to your home. The intercom system in your room allows you to communicate directly with the nurses' station. Do not hesitate to use it when you need assistance. Telephone Instructions Telephone services are provided for each patient at no additional charge.