Going Home Discharge Information
Your physician will meet with you and determine that you are ready to be discharged. Feel free to ask any questions regarding your condition or care after discharge at this time.
You may need to receive additional treatments or medication prior to discharge and may have to wait until all treatment is complete.
You will receive written discharge instructions from your nurse including medication information and follow up instructions relevant to your condition. Please take the time to review all instructions and ask your nurse to clarify any concerns you have.
You or your designee will be required to meet with a financial representative.
Check List
Please review this checklist of discharge goals and evaluate your readiness:
- Discharge Instruction Papers
- Medication Guidelines
- Prescriptions
- Clothing
- Personal Items
- Wheelchairs, Walkers, Canes
- Home Health Care Information
- Retrieve Valuables
- Your Own Medications
After Your Stay
How to Obtain Copies of Your Medical Record
A specific authorization currently signed and dated by the patient (or legal representative) after treatment is required before copies of the medical record can be released. Requests for medical records of recent hospital discharges will take 14 days to process. Blank authorization forms are available by calling the following phone numbers: (509) 865-1585
Thank You! It has been our pleasure to care for you during your hospital stay.