Hospital

Wadena Hospital

Wadena Hospital is an integrated facility that supports acute, respite and long term care.  Wadena Hospital was built in 1967, with a long-term care facility addition opening in 1989.  The hospital has 18 beds.  The integrated facility has 52 beds and a staff of 107 people.  There is a clinic with two physicians on the hospital grounds.

Admitting

To be admitted to the hospital, patients must report to the Front Office located inside the East side entrance.  After 4:00 pm patients must report to the nurses’ station.

Television Service / Telephones / Radios

Televisions are located in the patient lounges at the end of each wing.  A portable television and VCR is also available.

A pay telephone is located by the front office in the waiting room for patients’ use.

Patients may bring their own radio, however it must be a transistor radio equipped with earphones.

Newspapers / Reading Materials

The Wadena News donates weekly issues to the hospital.  They are located at the nursing desk for patients to borrow.  Also, the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, donated by the Wadena Health Auxiliary, is delivered daily.  Magazines are available in the patients lounges.

Quite Room / Clergy

A quiet room is available for privacy and confidentiality for families, for counseling and discussions with doctors and nursing staff.

A Palliative room is also available.  This is a private patient room attached to a room which may be used by family members.  The room has a kitchen and sleeping accommodations and a telephone.

Clergy will make weekly visits to patients.

Patient Meals

Patient meals are delivered at the following times:

• Breakfast – 7:30 am
• Lunch – 12:00 pm
• Dinner – 5:00 pm

The hospital kitchen is also open to visitors, however visitors must pay for their meals.  A soda machine is located in the waiting room by the front door.

Telephoning a Patient

A telephone for out-going local calls in located in the acute ward hallway for ambulatory patients.

Nurses also carry portable phones, which may be used by patients in special circumstances.  To contact a patient please call the hospital at 306-338-2515