We believe in making your stay or visit as comfortable as possible by offering you services that meet any physical, emotional and spiritual needs you may have.
From the moment you step inside, we're here to make you feel at home.
Patient Rooms
For your comfort, all rooms are private and include your own private bathroom. We want you to experience a home-like atmosphere while you are staying with us.
Please feel free to fill the side closets and drawers with your personal items. If you are too hot or too cold, please notify your nurse for assistance.
If you have forgotten your toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant or other personal items, we will gladly provide these for you.
Internet and Phone
Internet
All patient rooms and the medical centers have free Wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet access.
Phone
Family members and friends can call directly to the telephone in your room from outside the medical center:
Bryan East Campus Patients
Dial 402-481-1 plus your room numbers
Bryan West Campus Patients
Dial 402-481-9 plus your room numbers
Crete Area Medical Center Patients
Please ask a nurse for your patient's number
Making Calls from Your Room
Dial 9 followed by the local phone number (To contact a hospital operator, dial 0.)
To place a long distance call, please dial 0 and the Operator will assist you.
Flowers
As flowers and plants arrive, our volunteers deliver them to patients' rooms. Flower deliveries for patients in the intensive care units are left at the nurses' station on each unit.
Activity Room
The Activity Room contains items for patients and families to enjoy during their stay at the hospital.
Items include:
- Coloring books and crayons
- Crossword and word search puzzles
- Paperback books
- Playing cards
- Puzzles
- Projects and travel games
To use this service:
A staff nurse will obtain the item for you, or you may contact the Volunteers & Customer Care department at 402-481-3032, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
* All items are for you to take and enjoy. Please do not return them
Interpreter Services
Translation Services
Quality care for non-English speaking patients is a priority at Bryan.
Spanish translators are available on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We offer translation services for all languages through our Language Line tele-services.
All full-time translators hold Language Line University Medical Certification in Spanish. For more information or to visit with a translator, call 402-826-7901.
Sign Language, Oral Interpreters and Other Services
Bryan Medical Center is committed to providing equal access to all persons with disabilities, including patients, their companions and others.
To ensure effective communication in connection with the provision of medical services, Bryan Medical Center provides qualified sign language and oral interpreters and other auxiliary aids and services, free of charge, for patients, companions, and other individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have low vision.
To request auxiliary aids or services, please contact Care Managers: 402-481-1111. If Care Manager is unavailable, please call Administrative Managers 24hr/7: 402-481-1111. You may also email Care Managers or Administrative Managers to request auxiliary aids or services: communicationassist@bryanhealth.org
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. People who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have low vision have the right under the ADA to request auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication. For more information about the ADA, call the Department of Justice’s toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (voice) or 800-514-0383 (TTY) or visit the ADA Home Page at www.ada.gov.
Patient Rights and Other Resources
Notary Public
Notaries are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in administration located on the first floor.
Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee is available to help patients and families facing difficult treatment decisions. There is no charge for this service. To request a consultation, call Pastoral Care at 402-481-5130, or call the medical center operator and ask to speak with the administrative manager.
Patient Rights
Read your rights as a patient.
