For more than 100 years, Blanchard Valley Hospital has made quality care and service excellence the top priority for patients and their families in an eight county area, including Hancock, Allen, Putnam, Henry, Wood, Seneca, Wyandot and Hardin Counties.

BVH is a licensed, 150-bed acute care facility that features a full range of services, including inpatient medical/surgical care, 24-hour emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostic services. The facility also has a Level 2 Special Care Nursery and an accredited Cycle II Chest Pain Center.

In addition, the Donnell Patient Pavilion, which opened in February 2007, features large, all-private patient rooms and a unique "healing environment," designed to reduce stress and give patients a sense of control over their care.

1900 South Main Street, Findlay, Ohio  45840, 419.423.4500

Once you are brought to your room a nurse will orient you to the room. The nurse will instruct you how to call for help with the Nurse Call Bell. Each bed is equipped with a hand-held device to use to call a nurse for assistance.

Your day-to-day care will depend on the nature of your illness, injury, or surgery. You can probably expect to be awakened fairly early in the morning so that your nurse may check your blood pressure, temperature and other vital signs before your doctor visits or before you are taken to other departments for tests, surgery, or other therapy. Monitoring or administering of your medications/vital signs may also require you to be awakened during the night.

Our pharmacy is set up to handle inpatient medications only.  If you fill your ongoing prescription here you will not receive the benefit of your insurance prescription plan. We apologize for any inconvenience.

All medications taken in the hospital need to be ordered through our pharmacy. If you are taking medications we don't stock, you can bring them in and we will send them to our pharmacy to be labeled and then send them back to your room.

If you have more than one physician, each physician is responsible for the medications prescribed to you. Your discharge physician will write prescriptions only for the medications he/she prescribed while you were in the hospital.

Medications you will need are ordered by your physician and filled by the Blanchard Valley Hospital Pharmacy. Ask your physician or nurse about any medications you have brought with you.

We do our best to assist you in monitoring your personal items; however, we cannot be responsible for personal belongings. Patients are encouraged not to bring large sums of money or items of value to the hospital. If you bring something that requires safekeeping, please ask our staff to make arrangements for you to use our in-house 'safe' until you are dismissed.

Inpatients receive robes, trousers and side-tie gowns. This apparel can also be adapted for outpatient use during certain testing procedures when gowns are required.

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The Visitors' Parking Lot is located off South Main Street in front of the Main Entrance. Visitors are asked to refrain from parking in the lot behind the Center of Diagnostic Studies and in the associate parking lots.

As a courtesy, Valet Parking service is available at no charge each day from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for those who desire or need additional assistance.

The Visitors' Parking Lot is on South Main Street across from the main entrance of the hospital. As a courtesy to outpatients, visitors are asked to refrain from parking in the lot behind the Center for Diagnostic Studies.  

• Regular visiting hours (medical/surgical floors, oncology, pediatric patients) - 10 AM - 8 PM
• Obstetrics - To encourage an open, family-centered environment, the Obstetrics Unit strives to keep visiting hours flexible. Considerate visitors are welcome anytime, but the needs of our mothers and babies must come first. Please check with the nurses' station if you are in doubt about when visiting is appropriate.
• Intensive Care Unit - Visiting hours are from 10 AM - 4 PM and 6 PM - 8 PM at the top of every hour for ten minutes for two adults (Children under 12 are not permitted to visit in the ICU).  Between the hours of 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM it is quiet time with no visitors.
• Cardiac Care Unit - Top of every hour for 15 minutes from 10AM-12PM, 2PM-4PM, 6PM-8PM.  No children under 12 are permitted to visit in CCU.  Between the hours of 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM it is quiet time with no visitors.   
• Orchard Hall - Visiting hours are from 12:00PM to 1:00PM and again from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM with a maximum of two visitors per patient
• Cafeteria - The Cafeteria is located on the first floor of the Hospital, north of the Gift Shop, and serves complete meals as well as snacks, beverages and desserts. Cafeteria hours for visitors are:
  Monday - Sunday 
  Breakfast 6:30am - 9:30am
  Closed 9:30am - 10:30am
  Lunch 11-1:30pm (we are open 10:30-11am, but hot entrees are not available until 11am)
  (The deli, grill, soup, and 'to go' items are available from 1:30pm - 3:30pm)
  Closed 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  Dinner 4:30pm - 7:00pm
  
  
• Pavilion Coffee Shop - The coffee shop is located on the first floor of the Pavilion outside of the Gift Shop.  The coffee shop provides Seattle's Best specialty coffee/tea, made-to-order espresso drinks, Cremice iced beverages, Gourmet Salads and Sandwiches, gourmet desserts, breakfast rolls/pastries, and snacks will also be offered.  Hours are 6:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday. Golden Buckeye Discount (10%) at both the cafeteria and Healing Grounds locations when customers show their card.
• Gift Shop - The Auxiliary maintains and staffs a gift shop located near the main lobby of the Donnell Pavilion.   The shop has a full selecetion of unique gifts for any occasion; candy, plush animals, fresh flowers, and personal care items.  The Gift Shop is open Monday through Thursday from
  11 AM -4 PM and 6:30 PM - 9 PM.  Noon - 3 PM Saturdays and Sundays 

Mail and flowers sent to you while you are a patient will be delivered by a hospital volunteer. After you are discharged, mail will be forwarded to your home.

Our room service at Blanchard Valley Hospital is the closest thing to hotel-like room service you'll find at any health center in Northwest Ohio. Patients enjoy the freedom to select from a room-service menu which helps as their food tastes often change when they're sick.

With this service, patients will notice a much quicker turnaround time between selecting food items and having them delivered to their room - generally within 45 minutes. The "At Your Request" service line is available from 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. by dialing ext. 4444.

If you would like a visitor to join you, guest meal vouchers can be purchased in the cafeteria for $6.00. Once the voucher is purchased, a meal can be ordered by calling ext. 4444. We regret that guest trays cannot be added to the patient bills.

We are a smoke free facility.

The hospital periodically conducts safety drills to ensure that the staff is prepared to handle emergency situations. Patients will be notified when drills are being conducted and staff will attempt to avoid any inconvenience to our patients. Nursing care will be available at all times during the safety drills.

The Hospital has quick access to interpreters in many different languages. Please let our staff know if you or a member if your family needs this service. 

A telephone is available in every patient room unless the patient is assigned to a restricted area.

• dial 8
• listen for a dial tone
• dial the desired number

To make a calling card call:

• dial 0
• the operator will put the c all through to your destination

Television

Television sets are provided in each patient room at no charge. All televisions can access our Tigr System, which allows patients to watch television, access the internet (e-mail, etc.), view hospital services, and receive health education. 

Snacks are provided free of charge to patients each evening around 7PM. Please check with the snack-cart volunteer to verify any dietary restrictions.

Newspapers for patients are available upon request. Patients should call the room service line at 4444 and let them know they would like to receive the newspaper, the patient will receive the paper during their entire length of stay.

If you need notary services, please contact our Social Work department at 419.423.5340.  We'll be happy to assist you.

A non-denominational chapel is located off the Main Lobby on the first floor of the Donnell Pavilion. Local clergy also visit our facility on a regular basis.

Social workers are here to help you. Problems that accompany illness and hospitalization can seem overwhelming.

Our social workers will help you find the answers, whatever your concerns may be. Services like discharge planning, making arrangements for home health care, community social service assistance, counseling, and further referral will be taken care of by working with our social workers. To find out more, call 419.423.5340.

The channel directory is:

3      WTBS
4      TNT
5      USA
6      LIFETIME
7      TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
8      TV LAND
9      GAME SHOW NETWORK
10    WUPN (FOX TOLEDO)
11     WTOL (CBS TOLEDO)
12     WNWO (NBC TOLEDO)
13     WTVG (ABC TOLEDO)
14     PBS (BOWLING GREEN)
15     DISCOVERY CHANNEL
16     DISCOVERY HEALTH
17     LEARNING CHANNEL
18     HGTV
19     NOT USED
20     FOOD NETWORK
21     HISTORY CHANNEL
22     TRAVEL CHANNEL
23     OUTDOOR CHANNEL
24     SPEED CHANNEL
25     A & E
26     DISNEY EAST
27     DISNEY WEST
28     NICKELODEON
29     ESPN
30     ESPN 2
31     CMT
32     CNN
33     WEATHER CHANNEL

TV sets are also located in the main lobby and waiting areas in the Center for Diagnostic Studies.

We thank you for choosing us for your recent health care needs.  The statement you will receive from Blanchard Valley Hospital reflects the services rendered through the hospital.  These services include the cost of the room, nursing care, meals, drugs, and supplies.  It may not include the professional services of your physician, anesthesiologist, radiologist, or other consultation.

What you can Expect

1.  We will bill your insurance company first.  To set up or correct insurance information please call us at 419.423.5310.

2.  After your primary insurance has paid, we will bill your secondary insurance for you.  If there is no insurance for the dates of service, contact us to establish an acceptable payment arrangement.  You can call us at 419.423.5311 and choose an appropriate prompt. 

3.  You will be receiving monthly statements from us regarding your account, informing you of insurance and patient balances.

4.  In the meantime, call our Business Office representatives at 419.423.5310 if you have any questions or to give us a change of address or updated insurance information.