Throughout
your stay at Abington Hospital,
your healthcare team, including
physicians, nurses, case
managers and others, will
collaborate to assist you and
your family with discharge
planning needs.
As your discharge date
approaches, the team will work
with you to ensure that the best
discharge plan has been
developed to meet your
individual needs. On the day of
discharge, every effort will be
made so that you will be able to
leave the hospital by 11 am.
If there is anything we can
do to make your stay at Abington
Hospital more satisfying, or if
there is any way we can assist
you in your discharge, please
let us know.
To facilitate the
discharge process, your Abington
Hospital care team will:
- Provide education
regarding your medical
condition and care needs.
- Provide information
about community resources
and options for the type of
care that you will require
after your hospitalization.
- Coordinate with you and
your family to determine the
optimal plan to meet your
continued needs after
discharge.
- Coordinate your
discharge needs with
community agencies and make
referrals to such resources
as: the visiting nurse,
nursing facilities,
equipment companies and
transportation services.
- Provide detailed
information about services
that will be providing care
to you after discharge,
including a written copy of
your discharge plan and
instructions.
- If you wish, you may
arrange to have any
medications that have been
ordered by your physician,
prepared in the hospital
pharmacy and ready for you
to take home.
As your discharge
day approaches, here are some
reminders:
- Be sure that you
understand all discharge
instructions and
arrangements for aftercare.
If there is anything you are
unclear about, ask questions
of your doctor, nurse, or
case manager.
- If you are going
directly home from the
hospital, please make your
transportation arrangements
ahead of time to allow your
discharge to take place
prior to 11am.
- To insure that you take
all of your personal
belongings with you, ask a
family member or friend to
begin to take these items
home on the day prior to
discharge. If you would like
any assistance in packing
your belongings, staff is
always available to assist
you!
