Before Your Visit
What to Bring
Preparing for Surgery – What You Need To Know
PRE-SURGERY CHECKLIST
Important information in order to avoid a delay or cancellation of your surgery
Please follow these instructions:
INITIAL PREPARATION
- Surgical Registration will contact you to review your personal information, insurance coverage, any copayment you may have and basic medical information
- Complete any pre-admission testing or medical/cardiac clearances requested by your surgeon
- If available, bring your Living Will or Advance Directive on the day of surgery
- You must make arrangements for a ride home by a responsible adult; you will not be permitted to drive home or travel alone after surgery.
- Make arrangements for responsible adult supervision 24 hours after surgery.
THE DAY BEFORE SURGERY
- Nothing by mouth after midnight including gum, candy, mints, smoking, chewing tobacco or any recreational drug use
- Bathe with antibacterial soap or Hibiclens, dry with freshly laundered towel, sleep on clean sheets.
Parking
Free parking is available for visitors in the front of the building. Handicapped parking is clearly marked in the front part of the parking lot. There are also handicapped parking spots on each side of the building. We encourage patients to leave their cars at home and get a ride to the hospital. Drivers can use designated areas to drop off or pick up patients in the front of the hospital at the main lobby entrance. In case of an emergency, the emergency department is clearly marked at the side of the building and patients in an emergency situation should be taken there. Please do not park in the area designated for drop offs and pick-ups.
Valet Parking
Valet Parking is available from 8 am to 4 pm at no cost for visitors and patients (no tips, please). Follow the signs to the Main Entrance and meet with the Valet Security Guard. Free Valet is also available at the Medical Office Building.
Checking In
To check in to WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center, simply enter through the main lobby entrance. You will stop at security and then continue on to the front registration desk. Our team will help you from there.
Lodging
“Out-of-Town Visitor Resources
Places to Stay:
Comfort Inn
167 Amerihost Drive
Weirton, WV 26062
304-723-0050
Fairfield Inn & Suites
11 Amerihost Drive
Weirton, WV 26062
800-228-2800
Holiday Inn
350 Three Springs Drive
Weirton, WV 26062
304-723-5522
Transportation
Weirton Transit Corporation makes seven stops a day at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center., beginning at 7:30 am and ending at 5:53 pm Monday-Friday. There are also five express route stops at the hospital beginning at 8:07 am and ending at 4:24 pm. There are also four stops on Saturdays.
Our Policies
Smoking/Tobacco
Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death and disability. As a healthcare organization, we have an obligation to provide a healthy, tobacco-free environment.
Our campus is tobacco and smoke-free, including the use of electronic smoking devices, vapor products, and chewing tobacco. All buildings and grounds are tobacco and smoke-free; the tobacco and smoke-free policy applies to all areas surrounding our buildings, sidewalks, and parking lots.
WVU Medicine offers several options for people who use tobacco products and want to quit. You can access the Tobacco-Cessation Program Guide, which lists resources and workshops for community residents, students, and employees by contacting the WV Tobacco Quit Line at 1-877-966-8784.
If you want to quit smoking and need help, contact one of the following organizations. They can provide you with current information, advice, and suggestions for beginning the end of your tobacco use.
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
800-227-2345
American Heart Association
www.heart.org
1-800-242-8721
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov
800-422-6237
Alcoholic Beverages and Illegal Substances
Alcoholic beverages and illegal substances are not permitted on the campus.
Weapons
WVU Medicine prohibits the possession of or carrying of any weapons of any kind, concealed or otherwise.
