Discharge

To avoid gaps in care between inpatient and post-treatment, the hospital has an interdisciplinary team that handles your discharge and, if necessary, post-hospital care as part of the discharge management process. Preparations for this process begin already upon your admission as a patient and continue throughout your treatment. Your point of contact for discharge management during your stay is the respective Case Management of the ward. In addition, patients with post-inpatient support needs can also contact the Centre for Social Counselling and Transition.

Here, you will receive advice on the following services as part of discharge management:

• Follow-up treatment
• Post-care nursing (outpatient and inpatient)
• Supply of aids
• Power of attorney, living will, and severe disability

Once your health condition no longer requires treatment at the hospital, your doctor will arrange for your discharge.

You will receive:

• a medical discharge report
• a medication plan
• any necessary prescriptions (e.g. discharge prescription) for the post-discharge transition as part of discharge management
• if needed, a follow-up appointment in one of the outpatient clinics

As part of the discharge process, if necessary, we will inform the involved post-care partners such as home care services, rehabilitation clinics, nursing homes, etc. about your discharge. These partners will receive various transition forms, such as nursing or wound care forms.