Your room has been carefully designed for both you and your family. Your bed adjusts for your care and comfort. If you need help working the control buttons, just ask your nurse. This bed is higher than your bed at home, so please take extra care when getting in and out of bed.
Most of our rooms have a sofa along the window that provides a sleeping couch and storage drawers for a family member who may stay with you. Pillows, sheets and blankets for the sleeper sofa are available from your patient care technician or nurse.
All our rooms have large windows to provide plenty of natural lighting. In many rooms you will find two sets of shades – one that provides a screen to dim outside light and a second black-out shade if you prefer a darker room and complete privacy.
Mail is delivered to patient rooms once a day. Please be sure your friends and family know your room number and that they use your complete name. Mail should be addressed to:
UAMS Medical Center
(your name), (your room number)
4301 W. Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205.
Any outgoing stamped mail can be dropped off at the nursing station. A mail room with stamps available for purchase is located on the ground floor of the Central Building near the cafeteria.
Telephones
Each patient room has a phone. For your comfort, bedside incoming calls are turned off at 9:00 p.m. You may place local calls at no cost by simply dialing the number. Long distance calls must be charged on your telephone credit card or placed "collect" by dialing "8" + "0" for an outside operator.
Visitors may use the pay phones located near the lobby or near the elevators on each floor.
To call another room in the hospital, dial 526 + Wing code + Room number.
Wing codes are:
- 0 for E Wing
- 1 for F Wing
- 3 for H Wing
For example, to call room E701, dial 526-0701. To call room H824, dial 526-3824.
To call the nursing station, dial 526 + Wing Code + Floor + 00. For example, the nursing station on F8 is 526-1800.
The area code in Little Rock is 501. Cellular telephones may be used throughout the hospital unless specifically noted.
Television Services
Each room in the hospital is equipped with a remote-controlled television set. Television service is provided free of charge. Cable service with dozens of commercial programming channels is provided free of charge. Check with your nursing station if you need a television guide with a comprehensive listing of broadcast station programming.
If your television is not operating correctly or you need help operating the television or the remote, please ask your nurse for assistance.
UAMS In-house Television
Channels 80 to 99 provide patient education programming. The CARE channel on Channel 88 offers relaxing images and music that can help you manage stress, relieve discomfort or address pain.
Patient Education - Channel 96
Newborn - Channel 99
TIGR On-Demand Patient Education Videos
Housekeeping
If you have comments about the housekeeping or linen service in your room, please contact your nurse.
Meals
If you have a regular or modified diet, you may select your meals from a menu. Support Services will deliver your menu daily. Gourmet meals prepared by our chef are available for a fee. Guest trays served in your room are available at reasonable rates. Your nurse can contact the dietitian on your behalf.
If you would like more information about your diet or our gourmet meal program, please ask your nurse or dietitian.
Please contact us to learn more about your room at UAMS.
