When you’re headed to the hospital in an emergency, the first thing on your mind may not be what you need to bring with you. But if you have enough time to gather what you need, either before you jump in a car or while you’re waiting for an ambulance, you’ll save yourself a few headaches when you get there. Of course, your health and safety is the number one priority, so if you are not able to bring anything with you or you need to tend to someone who is seriously sick or ill, that’s okay.

You should leave any valuables at home, including cash, jewelry, purses and laptop computers. You may want to bring your cell phone (and a charger) with you in case you need to communicate with anyone while you are in the hospital.

If you need to stay in the hospital overnight or for a few days, you may need additional items, but you should not bring too much.

Keep in mind that anything of value should not be brought to the hospital. You may leave your room for tests or procedures and there are a lot of people coming in and out of your room on a daily basis so the safety of your items is not guaranteed. Anything personal that you need to keep with you should be clearly labeled so it is not accidently misplaced or removed.

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