Campus amenities

Our chapel is located on the first floor, just off of our main lobby on Chambers Street. Chaplains are available to provide spiritual care for patients and families. The chapel is open 24/7. Families are welcome to use this room for prayer, meditation or quiet time.

Our cafeteria is conveniently located on the first floor. You will find a variety of made-to-order hot and cold items including entrees, sandwiches, sides and “grab-and-go” selections.

Cafeteria Hours

Monday through Friday, weekends and holidays

Full breakfast: 6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Continental breakfast: 9:30 a.m. – ­11:00 a.m.

Lunch service: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Light lunch: 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (“grab-and-go” soup, salad and deli bar)

Guest meals may also be ordered through room service. Please ask your patient’s caregiver.

The care management team can help you complete an Advance Directive, a document that allows you to predetermine your treatment choices so they are available to the medical team when you are not able to communicate your own preferences.

At Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus, many patients are offered aromatherapy, along with other traditional medicines, as an option in relieving nausea, fatigue or other nagging symptoms. Aromatherapy involves the use of pure essential oils to positively affect physical, emotional and mental health. Essential oils may be used to help with the management of symptoms including mood improvement, to relieve pain, nausea, fatigue or inflammation, calm and reduce anxiety or as an antiviral.

Our care management staff is available on each hospital unit to help create a safe discharge plan in collaboration with the physicians and nursing staff. The Care Management team can help you complete an Advance Directive. An Advance Directive is a document that allows you to determine your treatment choices when you are not able to communicate your own preferences. If you think you need one of these services, talk with your physician, nurse or call Care Management at 414-447-2599.

Helping You Connect with Family & Friends When Health Matters Most

We partner with CaringBridge to provide you with free websites that connect people experiencing a significant health challenge to family and friends - making each health journey easier.

Easy to create and use, CaringBridge websites offer a personal and private space to communicate and show support, saving time and emotional energy when health matters most. As an author you can add health updates and photos to share your story while visitors leave messages of love, hope and compassion in the guestbook.

Learn more or create a CaringBridge website.

Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing

St. Joseph offers around-the-clock communication services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing through the use of a TDD, sometimes referred to as a TTY.

Interpreter

St. Joseph is committed to offering high quality interpreter services for our deaf and limited-English speaking patients and their families. Screened and trained medical interpreters help our providers perform their job and make sure our patients receive excellent care.

Located on the ground floor near the main lobby and pharmacy, our Gift Shop has many unique gift items.

Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The gift shop offers shopping by phone for floral or any other requests for delivery to patients and employees. Stop in or call – the staff is happy to meet your shopping needs!  Phone: 414-447-2163 If you call after business hours, please leave a message and we will return your call during the next business day.

Gifts and deliveries

You can send packages, mail, plants or flowers to a patient in most units. If you want to bring food or beverages to a patient, please check with the nurse.

• Live plants and flowers are not allowed in our Critical Care Unit.
• If you want to bring balloons, only Mylar (non-latex) balloons are allowed. Please check with the nurse about any other gifts.
• Mail received after the patient is discharged will be forwarded to the patient’s home.

For your convenience, a full-service, outpatient pharmacy is here at St. Joseph Campus. Located in the main lobby on Chambers Street, the pharmacy fills prescriptions, offers an automated script center, and also carries some over-the-counter medications.

Ascension Wisconsin Pharmacy
5000 W. Chambers Street
Milwaukee, WI 53210
Phone: 414-447-2585
Fax: 414-447-2592

Hours

Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Closed Sundays

For more information, please call 414-447-2585.

Meals at Your Request

Wholesome, nourishing, heart-healthy meals are an important part of your treatment and recovery. Our executive chefs are proud to offer the “At Your Request” room service program. This dining program allows you to select your meal from a menu designed to make you feel as though you were eating at home or at a favorite restaurant.

A registered dietitian is available to provide you and your family with nutrition education and support.