Discharge
Discharge planning is a process that begins when you are admitted and continues throughout your hospital stay. While you are in the hospital, our Social Services Director may visit you to help you identify your post-hospitalization needs and help you meet those needs.
When your physician determines that you are ready to return home, your nurse will review discharge instructions with you. You may want to request additional post-discharge services such as home nursing care, support groups, skilled nursing and more. Our staff can help you make these arrangements or receive help from community resources. For information, call our Social Services Department at extension 3436.
Billing and insurance
If you have Blue Cross or other hospital insurance coverage, or if you are eligible for Medicare or Medicaid, we will submit your hospital bill for you.
If you have questions about your insurance, or payment of your hospital claim, please call the Business office at extension 3417.
Any balance due on your hospital bill not covered by insurance is payable upon discharge. In order to speed this process at discharge time, we request that you ask a spouse, family member or the person financially responsible for your bill to come to the Business office weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. If this is not possible, please call extension 3417 and one of our patient accounts representatives will visit with you in your room.
Room charges
Your daily hospital rate includes your room, meals, special diets, snacks (if ordered), around-the-clock nursing care, minor dressings and the immediate availability of highly-specialized equipment.
Other charges
Additional charges are made for medications or narcotics, use of delivery room, or operating and recovery rooms, anesthesia, intravenous fluids, special equipment, laboratory tests, X-rays, physical therapy, respiratory therapy and other items ordered especially for you.
When you leave
If someone is picking you up when you are discharged, please ask them to park in the visitors¹ parking lot. When you are ready to leave, our nursing personnel will escort you to the Main Lobby. At that time, the driver may bring the vehicle to the front entrance to meet you.
Cars should never be left unattended in the fire lane.
