Psychiatric Hospital Department, Arendal

The Psychiatric Hospital Department provides specialized hospital services for the adult population within mental health care. We have inpatient units for the treatment of acute crises, psychosis, forensic psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. The latter also has an outpatient clinic.

Contact

Psychiatric Hospital Department, Arendal

37 01 44 00

Postal address

P.O. Box 416 Lundsiden, 4604 Kristiansand

Email

postmottak@sshf.no

How to get here

Dydens vei 22, Arendal

Dydens vei 22

Dydens vei 22, 4838 Arendal

Find your way

You can reach our locations by public transport. Visit Agder public transport to find your route:akt.no

You may be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses when travelling to and from your treatment location.

As a general rule, you should use public transport, and you will have to pay a co-payment. To get reimbursed for travel expenses you have paid, you must complete a travel expense claim form and send it toPatient travel.

Practical information

Does the appointment not work for you? If you receive your appointment letter digitally on helsenorge.no, you can now send a message directly to the department you are visiting if you need to reschedule. You must be a registered user on helsenorge to access this service.
You can also contact the department where you have an appointment or call the switchboard at: 38 07 30 00

Children and young people are affected when someone in the family is ill and need to understand what is happening. You may be a patient, a relative, or a parent of a sick child with siblings. We at the hospital will help ensure that the children and young people in your family are well cared for.

Children as next of kin

Many patients and relatives want to take photos/videos or blog about their time in hospital. This is of course permitted, as long as you respect the privacy of other patients and staff.

Here are a few useful tips for using social media if you are a patient or relative:

Be considerate of others. You must have consent if you want to take photos or videos of patients or staff. All patients are entitled to privacy while in hospital.
Parents/guardians decide whether you may take photos of children or publish photos of their children online. Parents should consider what is best for the child. When the child turns 12, their views must be given considerable weight. When the child turns 15, they decide for themselves whether they are comfortable being photographed and whether the photos may be published.
Remember that staff must also give their permission if you want to publish photos you have taken of them.
You should remove content you have published if the person concerned asks you to. If someone has posted photos of you online without permission, you can ask them to delete them. If they do not listen, you can contact: www.slettmeg.no.

Audio recording
It is not illegal to record conversations in which you are a participant for private use. However, publishing and sharing recordings requires the consent of the person you are speaking with. Secretly recording conversations you are not part of is illegal.

Parking at Sørlandet Hospital is subject to a fee Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 20:00. Everyone wishing to park on hospital grounds must follow the signs and instructions on the payment machines.

At the hospitals in Arendal and Kristiansand, parking can be paid for using EasyPark (mobile app) or by card at other locations. See the signs for payment options and time limits.

At the hospital in Kristiansand, you can register your parking through the EasyPark app, at the parking meter where you park, or on the Flowbird website.

At the hospital in Arendal, cameras read vehicle registration numbers when entering and leaving the parking garage through the Autopay service. Follow the signs and read the instructions.

Pay at the payment machine

If you have not created a profile onAutopay.io, you can pay at the machine by the main entrance. Enter the vehicle registration number. You can pay by card.

Pay automatically

Register as a customer using your vehicle registration number and bank card at www.autopay.io. Once you have registered, you will pay automatically every time you park in the garage.

At certain times, for example when there is a lot of snow, it can be difficult to find a parking space. We therefore recommend allowing plenty of time.

For electric cars:

Electric cars are charged a fee from the first hour.

Need to charge your car? Not all our hospital sites have charging stations, and those that do have a limited number. You therefore cannot count on being able to charge your car while you are here as a patient or visitor. You can find all charging stations here:

All charging stations on one map - Norwegian EV Association

Blood donors park for free at the hospital.
For more information, please contact the blood bank.

Parents/guardians of children (under 18) who are staying in hospital for more than 14 dayscan park for free for the remainder of the child’s stay. This also applies if the child’s stay began at another hospital. Contact the hospital department for more information.

A valid disabled parking permit entitles you to free parking in designated spaces.
Contact the Service Desk to register your disabled parking permit. Vehicles displaying a disabled parking permit are exempt from time limits unless otherwise stated on the sign.

Parking for women in labour, Kristiansand
Free parking is available for women in labour outside the Women’s Department at the hospital in Kristiansand. The maximum parking time is 2 hours.

Smoking can cause discomfort to others. Thank you for being considerate and helping Sørlandet Hospital maintain a smoke-free environment.

Need someone to talk to? Our hospital chaplains have extensive experience supporting people in a range of life situations. They meet you on your terms, regardless of your faith, beliefs or outlook on life. Hospital chaplains are available around the clock, every day of the week, for patients, relatives and staff.

Would you like to get in touch? You can ask hospital staff for help or call the switchboard on 38 07 30 00.

Hospital chaplains can also put you in touch with other faith and belief communities.

If you need an interpreter, please let the hospital know well in advance of your appointment. The cost of the interpreter is covered by the health service.Helsenorge.no

Patients not fluent in Norwegian are entitled to an interpreter.Helsenorge.no/interpreter

All visitors can use the hospital’s free wireless internet.

Look for HSO-Gjest in your network list and follow the instructions to log in.

If you cannot find the network, you are in an area that has not yet been covered.

Psychiatric Hospital Department, Arendal

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