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Quiet Spaces The Healing Garden is located on the 5th floor of the North Pavilion and offers a peaceful retreat for families and guests. The Limbaugh Garden in front of the Women & Infants Center is a beautiful space for relaxation. Keeping in Touch Staying in touch with loved ones and friends while managing a health care challenge can be difficult. But staying connected is a crucial component to getting and staying well—for both patients and caregivers. We encourage you to use Facebook, CaringBridge, CarePages, or blogs to keep others informed, share photos, and collect supporting messages for the patient from loved ones and friends. Smoking Areas For the health of patients, staff, and guests, smoking is strongly discouraged on the UAB Hospital campus. Please contact a staff member for directions to the nearest designated smoking area. If you are a patient or traveling to the smoking areas with a patient, please see a member of your care team before you leave the nursing unit. Donating Blood In partnership with the American Red Cross, the blood donor room offers the opportunity to donate blood in a comfortable environment. Free parking validation is offered to donors. To schedule an appointment, please call (205) 996-9851 or visit redcrossblood.org/locations/uab-donor-center. An appointment is not required to donate blood. Nursing Moms Lactation Services are located on the 6th floor of the UAB Women & Infants Center in Room 6110. The area includes private pumping stations that are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for nursing mothers. If you would like to use our pumps, you will need to provide your own pumping kit that is compatible with the Medela Symphony pump. To learn more about locations and services, call (205) 975-8334 or dial *55 to contact Guest Services. Laundry Facilities UAB Medicine has several options for patients and guests to launder their clothes during an extended stay. Coin-operated, self-service laundry machines are offered at the UAB TownHouse, located a few blocks from the main hospital. In addition, some inpatient units have laundry machines that families may use. 20 Dining for Guests UAB Hospital offers a variety of dining options for its patient and guests. Please ask your nurse, PCT, or contact Guest Services at *55 for additional dining options. • Subway 2nd floor of Jefferson Tower • Starbucks 2nd floor of North Pavilion • GG’s Starbucks Coffee Cart 1st floor of West Pavilion • North Pavilion Food Court 2nd floor of North Pavilion • Au Bo