Personal Items:
Patients typically wear their own clothes instead of wearing hospital gowns. We provide basic toiletries, including a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lotions, deodorant, powder, mouthwash, and diapers. We allow battery-operated music players and video game systems, and we have DVDs for patient use. All personal items should be clearly labeled with the patient’s name, using a permanent marker. For safety reasons, we will need to inspect any electrical items brought from home.
- Clothing may include:
- Comfortable clothes
- Nightclothes
- Underwear
- Socks
- Shoes (no open-toes)
- Slippers
- Schoolwork, including textbooks and assignments
- A car seat, if needed. Maryland law requires children 8 years and younger to always sit in a car or booster seat while on the road.
Please note: Kennedy Krieger cannot assume responsibility for any lost or damaged belongings.
Medical and Legal Items:
- Your child's immunization and medical records
- All insurance information
- Parents’ or guardians’ photo IDs
- Names, phone numbers, and addresses of current doctors or therapists
- All legal papers, such as birth certificates, Social Security card, and pertinent court documents, such as custody papers, surrogacy, and education plans
- A current list or empty containers of all prescription and over-the-counter medications, herbal remedies, and vitamins, with labeled dosage and frequency information
- Special assistive equipment, such as braces, wheelchairs, seating inserts, splints, helmets, eyeglasses, and hearing aids, including batteries and chargers
What Not to Bring:
Certain items are not allowed, including:
- Medication, unless otherwise instructed
- Valuables or sentimental items
- Humidifiers and vaporizers
- Inflatable beds
- Small kitchen appliances (e.g., coffee pots, hot plates, blenders, rice cookers)
- Hot plates
- Irons
- Fans
- Curling and straightening irons
- Heating pads