Nurse Stations in the Parks - Are there private rooms and IV poles?

[ReneeQ]

I have been asked by a dialysis nurse about the nurse stations in the parks. She has a patient that is on peritoneal dialysis, and will need to do an exchange while in the parks. Do the nurse stations have private rooms? Do they have IV poles available?
Thanks!

 

[DisneyLvr55]

Can't answer your question, but I do know someone who when to WDW while he had to get dialisys 3x a week. He made arrangements at Celebration Hopsital to do so. They made their vacation extra long to accomidate for the time they would lose at the hospital too.

 

[ReneeQ]

Can't answer your question, but I do know someone who when to WDW while he had to get dialisys 3x a week. He made arrangements at Celebration Hopsital to do so. They made their vacation extra long to accomidate for the time they would lose at the hospital too.

Thanks, but that would be in-center hemodialysis, where the patient is hooked up to a machine in a dialysis center.

This patient does peritoneal dialysis, where fluid is drained into and out of the stomach, about every four hours, through a catheter that has been surgically placed into their stomach. Takes about half an hour, then they are good to go for another four hours. He would do this himself, just needs a private, clean place to do it. And needs the IV pole to put the bag of fluid on, so it can drain in.

Thanks!

 

[Poohs Pal]

I have used the Magic Kingdom kids/first aide station and we were given a room with a curtain for adults son's personnel care. Not sure if they had IV poles.

 

[connie254]

If they don't have IV poles, nurses are very good at rigging something up. I have rigged more things up than you would want to know.

 

[chrysdrew]

We used a private room at HS yesterday with an iv pole. The staff was friendly and accommodating.

 

[ReneeQ]

Thanks everyone. Does anyone know if there is a phone number to call before he goes? He's a bit hesitant to just "show up" and hope they have what he needs.
Thanks!

 

[disney david]

Thanks everyone. Does anyone know if there is a phone number to call before he goes? He's a bit hesitant to just "show up" and hope they have what he needs.
Thanks!

each park has a first aid station with a private room and as a pp said they have a iv pole what else will he need from Disney their no number for them.

 

[DvcDoc]

When we were there last year, I did my PD exchange in the parks. The first aid stations do have private rooms and they can bring in an IV pole for the dialysate bag to hang from. It was a nice respite from the heat for the 20 or so minutes it took to do my exchange. The room also has a sink for washing as well as counter space to set all the necessary stuff out on. All in all, it was very pleasant and the on staff nurses were more than accommodating. I will be back next week and plan on doing at least my afternoon exchange in the park every day.

 

[ReneeQ]

DVCDoc - thanks! That is exactly what I needed to know. Question for you, did you keep your dialysate and supplies with you until needed? Or did you rent a locker, see if you could leave it at first aid, etc? Seems like it would be a pain to lug it around all morning or afternoon.
Thanks!

 

[DvcDoc]

Renee, i was using an ECV because I fade fairly quickly. I have renal failure induced anemia and it impacts me as the day wears on. That said, I carried my dialysate with me in the ECV until I needed it. It certainly could have gone into a locker, just didn't want to do that. I didn't ask the folks at first aid if they would hold it for me, carrying it with me wasn't a problem. I'm planning on doing the same with the upcoming trip.

 

[SueM in MN]

This is a picture of one of the private rooms in First Aid at the Studio.

All of the First Aid stations have some private rooms with cots like this, but have a variety of rooms. Some have more private rooms than others and some have different types of cots or even exam cots that can be raised up and down.
When you arrive at First Aid, let them know what you need so they can assign you an appropriate room and make sure they have an IV pole in that room for you.

First Aid will store medical equipment/medications/supplies or you could carry them with you as another poster mentioned.

There are lockers at the front of each park, but that could mean backtracking for you, so I would suggest either storing at First Aid or bringing it with you.

 

[DvcDoc]

I am just wrapping up 10 days at WDW (and had a great trip, thank you very much!). I did my Peritoneal Dialysis drain, or drain and fill depending on whether I was doing CAPD or CCPD on that day, at the First Aid station in every park. The staffs were more than accommodating to everything I needed. All I had to do was tell them I was a dailysis practitioner and needed to do an exchange. They sent me to a room with a bed, chair, IV Pole and a sink. After that they pretty much left me alone to do what I needed. When finished, they asked that I dump the drain bag before I threw it away. Which was not a problem. The staff at the First Aid station offered to hold my dialysate fluids for the next exchange so I didn't have to carry it around with me. I'd have taken them up on that, but I had an ECV so it wasn't a big deal to keep things with me. All in all, the on staff RNs were very helpful and accommodating to everything I needed.

HTH

 

[SueM in MN]

Thanks for your feedback.
Glad things went well for you.