Personal Medical Devices

If you're leaving the hospital with a PICC line, or peripherally inserted central catheter, it is important to know why you have the PICC line what questions to ask of your care provider and your role in maintaining it and avoiding infection. This video helps explains your PICC line care. 

During a hospital stay you may need to have a urinary catheter inserted into your bladder. However, that catheter can be a setup for a urinary-tract infection. Learn more about urinary catheter safety and simple steps you can take to protect yourself or a loved one.

If you are leaving the hospital with a urinary catheter in place, you'll need to learn how to take care of it. This program offers easy instructions on cleaning and caring for your urinary catheter.

If you or a loved one is discharged from a hospital with a tracheostomy, knowing how to care for the stoma and tracheostomy, including tips to avoid infection as well as the signs of infection, is critical to maintaining your health. This video walks through simple steps of tracheotomy care.