St. Vincent's Special Services
Your Spiritual Care
The Pastoral Care Department is available to serve the spiritual needs of you and your family members. Catholic and Protestant clergy and lay persons are available to assist you, regardless of faith or creed.
The Pastoral Care Department can help you contact your personal minister. The sacraments are made available every day to Catholic patients. You can contact the Pastoral Care Department by calling (205) 939-7023. The Chapel is open to everyone for meditation and prayer 24 hours a day. It is located just off the main lobby. Patient and Visitors are invited to attend mass. Schedules are posted at the entrance to the chapel and Mass is televised on Channel 12. Interdenominational services are held to observe religious holidays throughout the year. An outdoor chapel also is located next to Building Three. Those who visit the Centennial Lodge will find a prayer room there as well.
Patient Representative
A patient representative is available Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. to discuss any problems or concerns. You can reach a patient representative by calling (205) 939-7599. The House Supervisor is available after hours by calling (205) 939-7293.
Centennial Lodge
St. Vincent's Centennial Lodge features 23 comfortable guestrooms. Centennial Lodge is designed to provide patient's families with comfortable, close, and convenient overnight accommodations. Centennial Lodge is located at 2661 10th Avenue South on St. Vincent's campus. For more information, call the Centennial Lodge at (205) 558-3800.
Banking
An automated teller machine is located at the Food Court entrance. A Regions Bank branch is also located on the first floor of Building One.
Seton Pharmacy
Seton Pharmacy is located in Building Two on the first floor. Hours are Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines are available.
Services for Non-English Speaking Patients and Their Families
St. Vincent's will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the special communication needs of non-English speaking patients and their families. The Case Management Department is available to assist patients in obtaining a translator. Call (205) 939-7175 to reach the Case Management Department. The House Supervisor is available between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. at (205) 939-7293.
Lactation Room
A room at St. Vincent's Lactation Services in the Women's and Children's Center is available when a patient's family member needs a private place to use a breast pump. Lactation Services can be reached at (205) 939-7538.
Advance Directives
Advance directives are documents written prior to serious illness which state your choices for health care. Through advance directives, such as a living will, durable power of attorney for health care, or health care proxy, you can make legally valid decisions about your future medical treatment. You may ask your nurse or the Admitting Department for a copy of the Advance Directives pamphlet. Chaplains are available for more information.
Organ Donation
Organ donations are in seriously short supply, both locally and nationally. Federal regulations now require that the family of each potential donor be informed of their options to donate organs, tissues, or eyes, or to decline to donate. If you and your family members would like to discuss organ donation, ask your doctor or nurse. |
