Hospitality Services

Patient Meals are served as follows:

Breakfast - 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Lunch - 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Dinner - 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

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Visitor Dining
Visitors at The Good Samaritan Hospital may purchase meals, beverages and snacks at the Courtyard Café, located on the first floor of the west wing of the Hospital. Vending machines are located off the entrance corridor to the Café. Menus and hours of service are posted. 

Visitors at The Hyman S. Caplan Pavilion may purchase meals, beverages and snacks at the Hyman S. Caplan Pavilion Snack Bar, located on the ground floor of the Hyman S. Caplan Pavilion. Menus, hours of operation, as well as location of vending machines, are posted. 

Gift Shop
A gift shop is located on the first floor at The Good Samaritan Hospital in the main lobby. The gift shop is managed by the GSH Auxiliary, and staffed by volunteers. The proceeds from the gift shop support the GSH Auxiliary's health careers scholarship program and other needs of the hospital. The hours are posted at that location.

Newspapers
Local daily and weekly newspapers are distributed free of charge to patients. Newspaper vending machines are located on the first floor of The Good Samaritan Hospital.

Mail and Flower Delivery 
Patient mail is delivered Monday through Friday (some restrictions may apply; please refer to Privacy & Confidentiality section of this booklet). All mail should be addressed to include:

Patient Name (extremely important)
The Good Samaritan Hospital
4th and Walnut Streets, PO Box 1281
Lebanon, Pa. 17042-1281 

Flowers are delivered daily (some restrictions may apply; please refer to Privacy & Confidentiality section of this booklet). 
Flowers/Fruit Baskets are not permitted in our Cardiovascular Unit/Intensive Care Unit (CVU/ICU)
Latex balloons are not permitted in Pediatric areas.

Telephones 
Phones are provided at every bedside. Outgoing calls may be placed at any time; incoming calls are restricted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. (other restrictions may apply; please refer to Privacy & Confidentiality section of this booklet). You may call anywhere in the local area by dialing "9" before the desired number. Dial "O" for operator assistance with long distance calls. You may use a calling card or call collect for toll calls. Phone calls to you may be restricted upon request. 

Pay phones are located throughout the facility. Please ask a staff member to direct you to the nearest location. 

Television
Televisions are provided at each bedside free of charge. They are connected to the local cable network. 

Banking Service
An ATM machine is available for cash withdrawals only and is located on the first floor of The Good Samaritan Hospital.