Welcome to Sleepy Eye Medical Center! We're honored to be your healthcare provider and support you on your health journey.
Our goal is to enhance the well-being of our patients and the communities we serve through excellent healthcare services. Our experienced and compassionate team will collaborate with you to address your health needs in a clean, comfortable environment. We leverage various advanced technologies to ensure the highest level of care for you and your loved ones.
Preparing for Your Visit
No matter the reason for your visit, always bring the following with you:
- Your driver’s license
- Your insurance ID card, if you have one
- Your medication bottles, along with any supplements and vitamins you take
You are welcome to bring the following for your hospital stay:
- An iPad, laptop or personal electronic device (wireless)
- Toiletries, make-up, etc.
- Personal comfort items, like blankets, stuffed animals, etc.
Interpreting Services
You have a right to a medical interpreter at no cost to you. Please let us know when you are scheduling an appointment if you would like to have an interpreter service available during your visit. View our Notice of Rights to Language Assistance.
Amenities
All patient rooms are equipped with cable television and telephones for outside calls. Personal cell phones may be used unless advised otherwise by your health care team. An iPad is also available for hospital patients’ use. Free wireless internet access is available to patients and guests.
Healthcare Directives
A health care directive is a written document that informs others of your health care wishes if you are unable to communicate them yourself. Having a plan in place can save your family the stress and fear of having to decide what you’d want during a time of illness or injury.
Health care directives are available at Sleepy Eye Medical Center and can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Our staff is available to answer your questions and provide helpful tools to assist you in completing a health care directive in accordance to Minnesota state laws.
Visitor Information
Sleepy Eye Medical Center welcomes family, friends and other guests to visit you during your stay. If you would like the support of a loved one during the night, please talk with your nurse.
Clergy are welcome to visit anyone at any time, with patient and/or family permission.
To protect the health and safety of all patients, we ask visitors to follow these guidelines:
- Sign in at the Nurses Station.
- Refrain from visiting patients if you have a respiratory infection or contagious illness.
- Children should be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- Check with a nurse before giving any food or beverages to a patient.
- Only latex-free (Mylar) balloons, please.
- Avoid sitting or lying on a patient’s bed.
A variety of dining and lodging options are available in the Sleepy Eye area for visitors. To learn more about them, visit the Sleepy Eye Area Chamber of Commerce website.
Tobacco-Free
Committed to the health and safety of patients, staff and our visitors, tobacco use is not permitted on campus.