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Supporting Your Hospital
Discharge Day
Your physician will decide when you are ready to
leave the hospital and will inform your healthcare
team in advance. The team will work closely with
you to make the discharge process as smooth as
possible. Every attempt will be made to have you
ready to leave the hospital as early as possible on
the morning of your discharge. We ask that you
have an escort ready to bring you home unless
you are otherwise instructed. If you will need
special transportation home, please let your nurse
know so that we can help you make appropriate
arrangements.
Discharge Instructions
Before leaving us, you will be given any special
instructions important to your post-hospital
care, as well as prescriptions for any needed
medications. Your healthcare team will be
available to answer questions and discuss your
concerns at this time.
You should plan to do the following:
• Make an appointment to see your primary doctor
as soon as possible after you leave the hospital.
• Fill all your discharge prescriptions. If you
cannot fill your prescriptions or do not
understand which medications to take, let
us know.
• Follow the discharge instructions given to
you by your nurse, therapist or doctor. If the
instructions are not clear to you, ask for
clarification.
• Bring a list of all the medicines you are taking
with you to your primary care doctor
appointment.
• Make a written list of questions you have and
take them with you to your primary care
doctor appointment.
We Welcome Your Tax-Deductible Gift
Philanthropic contributions make it possible for
our not-for-profit community health system to
respond to the area’s need for health care
services. From the time of our hospital’s
founding by Henry W. Putnam, Sr. and Jr., right
up through the latest annual fund drive, the
generosity of individuals has strengthened and
supported the level of health care we provide to
the community.
We take pride in bringing our patients services
and technology beyond what’s typical for
a community hospital—things such as access
to clinical trials for the latest cancer therapy,
pioneering orthopedic surgeries, patient
safety protocols, and patient satisfaction levels
recognized as among the best in the nation.
Funding these resources is a challenge,
particularly in a rural state where federal and
state reimbursement levels are among the lowest
in the nation. Your gifts and contributions help
fund our margin of excellence. The generosity
of our donors helps in many ways: providing
charity care, purchasing new equipment, keeping
pace with advances in technology, modernizing
our facilities, and assuring continuing
educational opportunities for staff.
For more information on ways that you can help,
please ask one of the staff for a gift envelope
or contact the SVHC Foundation directly at
802-447-5017. All gifts are tax-deductible to the
extent allowed by law.
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