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Here is information that will be useful to you before you visit Kern Medical. For further questions, please call 661-326-2000 . When you enter the hospital, the first step is admissions. The patient will be asked to sign an authorization form for medical or surgical treatment.
Here is information that will be useful for your visit to Kern Medical. For further questions, please call 661-326-2000 . Gifts for Patients. Visitors are asked to check with the nurse before bringing gifts of food or drink to patients to make sure the gift is appropriate.
Identification. All Kern Medical employees are easily identifiable by white and blue identification badges worn on the upper part of the body. All hospital volunteers are easily identifiable by their blue smocks and their identification badges.
and unlocked at 6 a.m. The main entrance is locked at 10 p.m. Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., visitors may enter the hospital through the Emergency Department.
Pastoral Care-Chaplain. Patients and families who want pastoral care, can call the Nurse Staffing Office at +1 661-326-2685 for a list of available pastors and chaplains. Condition Reports/Confidentiality. Any personal information about your diagnosis and treatment must come from your physician.
Medications taken while in the hospital are prescribed by the patient’s doctor, dispensed by the hospital pharmacy, and administered by a nurse. Patients are not permitted to administer their own drugs or keep personal medications at their bedside.
Kern Medical is a non-smoking facility. Patients that are admitted who smoke will undergo consultation with your physician or nurse about options, including education about smoking cessation and treatment. Fire Drills. The hospital regularly conducts fire and disaster drills.
This document has been reviewed and approved by Kern Medical Infection Control & Chief Medical Officer. September 29, 2020. Due to COVID-19, Kern Medical is restricting the number of visitors at our hospital and clinics during this time to protect our staff, physicians, patients, and visitors.
These visitor restrictions are effective as of Tuesday, September 29, 2020 until further notice.
Children under the age of 18 may not visit or enter the hospital or clinics unless seeking care.
Exceptions may be considered, including trauma patients, comfort care, or patients reliant on an advocate for their care. Children under the age of 18 may not visit or enter the hospital or clinics unless seeking care.
Your dermatology provider for the whole family, our offices provide pediatric dermatology too!
Your dermatology provider for the whole family, our offices provide pediatric dermatology too!