Safety & Security
Help make Durham Regional a safe place. Please read and follow these safety and security instructions.
Medications
All medications you take while in the hospital are prescribed by your doctor, dispensed by the hospital pharmacy and administered by a nurse. Patients are not permitted to administer their own drugs or keep personal medications at their bedsides, unless ordered by their physician.
Security
The Security Department is designed to provide protection and a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees. Security operations is located on the second level. Officers are on duty 24 hours a day/7 days a week. They are available to escort visitors and employees to their cars when leaving the facility and to assist with minor automobile problems.
Valuable or Lost Items
Patients are asked not to bring items of value to the hospital. The hospital is not responsible for items of value unless they are given to us to place in the hospital safe for safekeeping.
