Popular Locations
- Smilow Cancer Hospital
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - North Haven
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Park Avenue Medical Center
Having to visit or be admitted to the hospital for any reason can be stressful, especially if you're not prepared. Knowing what your experience at Yale New Haven Hospital will be like and making the necessary preparations ahead of time can help you relieve some of that stress and get the most out of your visit to or stay in the hospital.
As a Yale New Haven Hospital patient, you benefit from the experience, expertise and leading-edge care expected from one of the nation's top hospitals.
From pre-operative classes and pre-admission testing to making financial and transportation arrangements, get advice on the things you can do ahead of time to prepare for your visit or stay at YNHH.
Get information about obtaining your arrival time and what you need to do—and not do—the day before your scheduled visit or operation.
Learn more about what to bring, where to go and what to expect when receiving specific medical care and services at YNHH.
Get an idea of what your experience will be like when you spend the night at YNHH—including the meals, amenities, services and care you can expect to receive.
Learn more about the many ways we can help you plan your discharge from the hospital and manage your healthcare needs once you return home.
Once you leave the hospital and are on the road to recovery, we will follow up with a phone call to see how you're doing—and send you a patient satisfaction survey to see how we're doing.
From managing pain and exercising to knowing what's part of the normal recovery experience and what's not, learn more about the ways you and your caregivers can help ensure a speedy, safe recovery.