Returning home

When it's time for you to leave our hospital, we want to make sure you're prepared for a successful recovery. Take a look at the list below to make sure you've thought of everything, and call your doctor if you have any questions once you've returned home.

After notification of discharge by your physician, your nurse will give you a discharge instruction seat regarding medications, follow-up appointments and other instructions specific to your diagnosis. You also will receive a discharge slip that you must have cleared by the main admissions office before leaving.

Discharge checklist

Things to bring:

• Continuing care instructions from your nurse and doctor
• Personal items
• Items you received while at the hospital
• Valuables you deposited in the hospital’s safe
• Medications being held at the pharmacy

Things to do:

• Let your nurse know where you’d like packages and mail forwarded.
• Visit the cashier to make payment arrangements and pay any charges not covered by your insurance.