Information for Patients and Next of Kin
Patients in medical surveillance (MO) are acutely, critically ill, and in a vulnerable situation. Next of kin are therefore an important resource and are warmly welcome to visit MO, including children. Below you will find information about treatment and other practical information for patients and their next of kin.
Treatment with us includes the use of advanced medical technical equipment. The patient will be connected to monitoring equipment with many wires and possibly a ventilator. There will be alarms and noise from machines, which can be frightening.
We have many very sick patients who need to be shielded, so we ask that you call and arrange the visit time in advance to avoid having too many visitors here at the same time. We have no fixed visiting hours but do not want visits between 8:00-9:00 and 14:30-16:00 due to staff shift changes.
The door to the department is locked. When you arrive at the department, you must use the intercom located outside the entrance. Follow the instructions on the wall.
Unless otherwise agreed with the responsible nurse, only two visitors should be with the patient at the same time. The visiting time is 30 minutes in multi-bed rooms and 1 hour in single rooms, but we can make individual adjustments if needed.
In collaboration with the patient and relatives, we ensure that children's needs are taken care of in the best possible way during visits to our department. We register children as relatives so that we can provide the necessary information and follow-up for children and young people.
Information in Norwegian
Responsible Nurse
67 96 42 50For questions from next of kin about hospitalized patients and to arrange visits.
Below you will find information about treatment and equipment used at MO.
We send anonymized core data, such as length of stay and survival, about all patients admitted to the department to the Norwegian Intensive Care Register. If you wish to opt-out of having your information stored in NIR, you can do so at any time. To opt-out, you or your relatives must contact the department or the Norwegian Intensive Care Register.
See contact information and more info about NIR (in Norwegian) (helse-bergen.no).
Most patients admitted to MO get better and are discharged from MO to the ward when they are stable. If the patient's life cannot be saved, we will ensure a dignified end for the patient and relatives. Losing a loved one is heavy and difficult. We will be there for relatives and provide the best support in a difficult situation. It is important that relatives feel they have the time they need. If desired, we can contact a priest or persons from other faiths. See more information from the priest and conversation service below, information in Norwegian.
