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What to Bring With You
Items you should bring during your stay at Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry in Columbus, OH
- Several changes of comfortable clothes, including underwear and socks
- Appropriate sleeping attire
- One pair of shoes – no laces; no steel-toe boots/shoes
- Toiletries will be provided – however, if you have any special needs, you may bring nonprohibited personal supplies
- Seasonal jacket/sweater
- Cigarettes, preferably in unopened package
What Not to Bring With You
Items you should leave at home during your stay at Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry in Columbus, OH
- Aerosol products
- Products with alcohol
- Volatile solvents (e.g., nail polish remover), toxic model glue, Wite-Out
- Batteries
- Belts/scarves
- Blankets/pillows
- Drawstrings on clothing/shoelaces
- Cords of any kind
- Cameras of any kind
- Cellphones
- Computers
- Items made of glass or breakable plastic
- Drugs (e.g., prescription, OTC, herbal, street, drug paraphernalia)
- Food or beverages from outside hospital
- Glass mirrors, including encased cosmetics
- Heat-producing and/or corded personal care/hair products
- Keys
- Money, wallets, purses
- Matches or lighters
- Personal radios, TVs, DVD or CD players, MP3 players, iPods, Kindles, Nooks, etc.
- Jewelry – exception is wedding ring with signed release of responsibility
- Plastic bags, cellophane
- Provocative clothing
- Recording devices of any kind
- Sharp objects including, but not limited to, glass or metal, scissors, metal nail files, tweezers, razors, metal-ringed binders, crochet or knitting needles of any kind, or anything with an edge that can conceivably be used for harm to self or others
- Weapons of any type, including martial arts weapons
- Stuffed animals
- Flowers
- Tobacco products other than cigarettes (e.g., chewing tobacco, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, cigars)
- Videos and video games
- Clothes hangers of any type
- Underwire bras
