 Admission to hospital can also have significant impact on quality of life due to interruptions in life commitments and lost sense of control of disease. Maintaining a sense of self-control of disease and active participation in care has been shown to be valuable among individuals with chronic diseases such as IBD. The investigators proposed the development of a multi-site, patient centered initiative aimed at improving clinically relevant and patient-centered outcomes through a multi-faceted educational tool for patients admitted to hospital with ulcerative colitis. Participating sites will be randomized to usual care versus administering the educational tool to patients which outlines what to expect during their hospital stay and reviews the current guidelines for hospitalized ulcerative colitis management. 