Television

Personal televisions are not permitted anywhere in the hospital.  Television service is available for a daily fee, upon request, in all patient rooms and at some Intensive Care beds. Please be considerate of other patients by playing television sets softly and by turning off your set at bedtime. Closed captioning is available upon request at no additional charge.

To arrange for television service, please call  ext. 4150 and leave your name and room number on the voice mail. The television host/hostess will supply you with programming information.  The daily fee for television service will be billed to your home after discharge.

Telephone Services

A telephone is available for your personal use at your bedside (excluding Intensive Care) for a daily fee which will be billed to your home after discharge. The daily fee includes all local calls. If you do not wish the telephone service, please dial extension 4150 and leave your name and room number on the voice mail.  The telephone will be disconnected and you will not be billed.  The use of cell or digital phones is not permitted in some areas of the hospital because of the danger of interference with hospital equipment.
Patients may receive incoming calls from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Outgoing calls may be made at any time.

Dialing Instructions

To call the local area:
Dial 9, then the area code and number.
For toll-free calls, dial 9 + 1 + the number.

To call other suburbs or toll points:
Dial 78 + 0 + area code and number.

Bryn Mawr Hospital's long distance telephone service and operator-assisted calling is provided by AT&T. To obtain pricing information, contact AT&T directly at 9-1-800-466-3728. You may access your preferred provider from your phone by dialing 9, then the access number of your long distance provider.
Please direct complaints or questions about long distance access to:
FCC Common Carrier Bureau
Enforcement Division, Room 6202
2025 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20554

AT&T Language Line
If you need an interpreter, call the hospital operator by dialing "0" to be connected to AT&T's Language Line, which has access to interpreters for more than 200 languages.

Directory Assistance
Directory Assistance for the 215 and 610 area codes may be reached by dialing 9, then the area code + 555-1212. You will not be charged for the call. Long distance directory assistance may be reached by dialing 78 + 0 + the area code, then 555-1212. You will be billed for long distance directory assistance by the long distance provider that you use.

Internal Calls
You may call within the hospital by dialing a four-digit extension. Numbers you may need to call are listed on another panel of this folder. For further information, dial "0" and our operator will assist you.

Equipment Available
Amplified handsets and Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) are available at no additional charge. If you would like to use one of these devices, please inform your nurse or call the hospital operator by dialing "0."

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