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Patient Condition Reports

Your family and friends can receive an update on your condition by calling the information desk at 401-793-5600. To maintain confidentiality, no further information other than your condition will be released. If you prefer that absolutely no information be given out, please notify the admitting center at 401-793-2200. For more details, please see our patient privacy notice.

Communicating with Your Family

To ensure that your family is kept informed during your time at The Miriam Hospital, we ask that you identify one primary contact person whom we may contact during your stay. The name and phone number of this individual will be placed on your chart in case of an emergency. To ensure patient confidentiality, information will be given only to the primary contact person. We also ask that this individual relay information regarding your health status to other members of your family and to your friends.

If you have any questions or are unable to identify someone to serve as your contact person, please talk with your nurse.

Visiting Hours

Your family and friends are welcome to visit you during your stay at The Miriam.

Immediate family members can visit the intensive care/coronary care units 24 hours a day. We ask that family members keep visits brief. Visitors should call the nursing station from the waiting area before they enter the intensive care/coronary care units.

More about visiting at the Miriam Hospital.

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Gift Shop

Located off the main lobby, the gift shop offers jewelry, accessories, toys, magazines and stationery. Fresh flowers may also be purchased in the gift shop. Operated entirely by volunteers, all gift shop profits are donated to the hospital. Throughout the years, the proceeds have been used to purchase new hospital equipment and fund facility improvements.

The gift shop is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. You may contact the gift shop by calling 401-793-2531 (internally dial ext. 3-2531).

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Ruth Markoff Coffee Bar

The Ruth Markoff Coffee Bar is located in the back of the Gift Shop and features sandwiches, beverages and snacks. It is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. You may reach the coffee shop by calling 401-793-2532 (internally dial ext. 3-2532).

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Marie J. Langlois Café

The Marie J. Langlois Café is located off the main lobby and is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hot meals are served during the following hours:

Breakfast: 7 to 10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Locally prepared kosher food is available upon request. During nighttime hours when the cafeteria and the coffee shop are closed, vending machines are available near the cafeteria.

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