What to bring:
- Name and telephone number of your referring physician
- Insurance card(s)
- Proof of legal guardianship or parent authorization, if you are not the parent
- Social Security numbers, both for you and your child
- Referrals or authorizations from your child's primary care doctor (if applicable)
- Medical records, such as X-rays or lab tests (if applicable)
- A list of your child's medications
- A stuffed animal, blanket or comfort item for your child
- Your child’s favorite book, toy, activity, etc.
- Parent/Guardians personal care items and changes of clothing
Registration/Check-in:
- Directions to Sanford Children’s Hospital
- Valet parking is free and available at the main Sanford USD Medical Center entrance off 18th Street, between Lake Avenue and Grange Avenue.
- Registration: A Greeter at the Information desk just inside the Locken Lobby will welcome you and give you directions to the Admissions area.
- The Admissions area is also located in the Locken Lobby. While you register in Admissions, an Admission clerk will ask you some basic questions and place an identification band on your child.
- A transporter will accompany you and your child to the Sanford Children’s Pediatric Unit or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. This is located on the 1000 level of the hospital.
- Pediatrics and PICU are secure units. Parents will stop at the Security Desk just outside the unit to sign in and receive a visitor sticker and security access card. The security officer will ask about your wishes regarding your child’s visitors. The security officer will teach you how to use your access badge.
- The Pediatric Information Desk is located just inside the Pediatric Unit. You will be greeted by a member of the Pediatric staff and given directions to your child’s room.
- A registered nurse will complete admission paperwork, along with a computer questionnaire about your child and family. A registered nurse will then examine your child and discuss the physician orders and plan of care with you.
- You will be oriented to your child’s room and given a tour of the Pediatrics Unit/PICU.
Accommodations:
Focused on providing family-centered care, each pediatric patient room is designed to accommodate one parent overnight for each patient. Parents/guardians are welcome to visit their child 24 hours per day.
A continental breakfast is available every morning from 8-10 a.m. A caregiver lunch tray is also available, which is ordered at the main nurses’ station by 10 a.m. that day.
The main cafeteria is open from 5:30 a.m.- 2:a.m. daily. Dakota Food Court info…Vending machines are also available near the cafeteria on the ground floor of the hospital.
Visitor’s Policy:
Parents/guardians are welcome to visit their child 24 hours/day. Between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m., please use the main entrance off the Locken Lobby to enter the hospital. After 1 a.m., please use the Trauma 5 entrance.
The Pediatric Unit has secured access at all times. Please inform all visitors that they will be required to provide photo identification at the Security Desk located outside the Pediatric Unit prior to visiting.
The Sanford Children’s Team:
Your child will be cared for by a team of people from many different professions. All members of the team will wear identification badges. Your child’s team may include: Physician, Resident, Medical student, Case Manager, Registered Nurse, Nursing student, Patient Care Assistant, Child Life Specialist, Social Worker, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, Music Therapist, Dietician, Pharmacist, Chaplain, Teacher, and Volunteer.
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