What to Bring or Not Bring
In an effort to foster a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff, Saint Simons By-The-Sea has implemented room and personal search policies, including an identification of personal items allowed or prohibited within the facility. If you have further questions, please call 912-638-1999.
Permissible Items In the Hospital:
- Three (3) changes of clothing
- Sleepwear (no lingerie or see through items)
- Eyeglasses and/or contacts
- Hearing aids
- Dentures
- Shoes with removed laces, strings, and adornments
- Sweaters (without hoods or zippers)
- Jackets (without hoods, zippers, and strings)
- 2-3 Paperback books or magazines without wire spiral binding and/or staples
- Wedding band
Hygiene products WILL BE provided by St. Simons By-The-Sea Behavioral Health Hospital to include shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant
Do Not Bring (All Patients):
- Alcohol, drugs, needles or syringes
- Smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes
- Shoelaces, belts, scarves, drawstrings or suspenders
- Paracord manufactured items (soft, lightweight nylon rope made up of a 32 strand woven nylon outer sheath with an inner core of yarns)
- Glass or metal containers/items (including compacts, tobacco cans, etc.)
- Sharp objects including scissors, knives, metal nail files, tweezers staples or paper clips
- Razors, including electric razors or toothbrushes
- Dental floss and/or toothpicks
- Any open containers brought from home
- Nail clippers
- Weapons
- Lighters, matches or strikers
- Metal hair combs, brushes or picks
- Bar soap
- Body oils
- Tank tops, halter tops or spaghetti strap shirts
- Long tube socks
- Clothing with illegal slogans or alcohol slogans
- Steel toed boots
- Flip flops
- Underwire Bras
- Handbags/purses, wallets, ZIP-IT Products, i.e. change purses, pencil cases, etc.
- All jewelry, except wedding band
- Pins, straight and safety, Bobbie pins, stretch headbands, dorags, etc. (No hats on youth unit)
- All medications – must be placed/logged in black box prior to going to floor
- Electronics (including cell phones, cameras, chargers, computers, tablets, headphones, mp3 players)
- DVDs or CDs
- Outside food/drinks (including gum and candy)
- Any electrical appliance (excluding C-PAP machines)
- Pornography
- Pencils, pens, markers or crayons
- Aerosol cans
- Hangers
- Plastic bags of any size
- Outside blankets or pillows
- Button batteries (may have in hearing aids)
- Magnets (including magnetic toys)
- Polymer bead/balls in products such as neck pillows, sensory toys and stress balls
- Fidget spinners
*Recovery Rehab patients only are allowed to shave. This can only occur once weekly with supervision of therapist.
Adolescents Only:
- May bring school books ONLY
- Adolescents DO NOT need a calling card
We’re Here to Help
Looking for care for yourself or a loved one? Call us at 1-800-821-7224 to speak with an admissions representative about the next step in seeking treatment.
