I’m truly curious. Not even trying to complain, I understand the hospitals are full but like what takes so long to print paperwork?
UPDATE: Thank you all for your input and responses, it definitely helped the time pass by. We are home now. I do understand waiting is not suffering but at some point something has to give. We have an infant and toddler who had to be left with family and we were anxious to get home to them. I understand we are not the only people who have ever had to wait for discharge. I was truly curious as to what the hold up is. After getting incoming responses seeming to state that this is normal, it all got to me. This should not be normal and the patient, critical or not, should not have to get the short end of the stick. Reality or not. In a perfect world I guess.
Sorry to all the underpaid, over worked staff.
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Hospitals are marvels of logistics. I’ve had a triple bypass and a kidney transplant (with complications that landed me two more weeks in the hospital). Everything does take a long time (my mother and I joke about “HT,” which is “hospital time,” like when they tell you to show up at 7 a.m., but don’t get you in for your procedure until 3 in the afternoon), but when you think about all the people and departments involved (especially now that so many have burned out and left the healthcare system), and everything that needs to be done to care for you, it’s a miracle to me that hospitals work at all. It’s frustrating and annoying to just sit there and wait, but there are hundreds of patients also needing care, and dozens who are waiting for discharge, too. I’m in awe of hospital workers.
Hospitals are marvels of logistics. I’ve had a triple bypass and a kidney transplant (with complications that landed me two more weeks in the hospital). Everything does take a long time (my mother and I joke about “HT,” which is “hospital time,” like when they tell you to show up at 7 a.m., but don’t get you in for your procedure until 3 in the afternoon), but when you think about all the people and departments involved (especially now that so many have burned out and left the healthcare system), and everything that needs to be done to care for you, it’s a miracle to me that hospitals work at all. It’s frustrating and annoying to just sit there and wait, but there are hundreds of patients also needing care, and dozens who are waiting for discharge, too. I’m in awe of hospital workers.
I think the most general answer is that it is during checkout that a whole bunch of records and systems basically got collated and closed out in order to come to one final place and summary. Due to medical document requirements, if anything is missing something required like a signature or a medication was marked as applied but the withdrawl code wasn’t annotated from the PX machine, it can slow things down.
I think the most general answer is that it is during checkout that a whole bunch of records and systems basically got collated and closed out in order to come to one final place and summary. Due to medical document requirements, if anything is missing something required like a signature or a medication was marked as applied but the withdrawl code wasn’t annotated from the PX machine, it can slow things down.
It’s a massive chain of messages that need to be sent, verified, and checked off on. Doctor, nurse, pharmacists, gotta make sure you’ve been talked to about future appointments, you know what you have to do, what not to do…
Contrary to popular belief, doctors don’t want you there any longer than you have to be; They’re not paid hourly. It’s just that they have to make sure everything is prepared, and everyone’s in the know. The last thing they need is to find out you need to come back for an MRI and they’ve accidentally booked the room.
Did you need any medical equipments, got good insurance, needed medications, we’re there any specialist involved?
Did you need any medical equipments, got good insurance, needed medications, we’re there any specialist involved?
It’s a massive chain of messages that need to be sent, verified, and checked off on. Doctor, nurse, pharmacists, gotta make sure you’ve been talked to about future appointments, you know what you have to do, what not to do…
Contrary to popular belief, doctors don’t want you there any longer than you have to be; They’re not paid hourly. It’s just that they have to make sure everything is prepared, and everyone’s in the know. The last thing they need is to find out you need to come back for an MRI and they’ve accidentally booked the room.
Depends on the country. In Australia they try to discharge you ASAP. It’s pretty quick. Mostly because your using up a bed. Discharging is highest priority as soon as you don’t need to be there.
There’s a lot of variables. You’re also free to leave anytime against medical advice. It’s just not advisable.
Depends on the country. In Australia they try to discharge you ASAP. It’s pretty quick. Mostly because your using up a bed. Discharging is highest priority as soon as you don’t need to be there.
There’s a lot of variables. You’re also free to leave anytime against medical advice. It’s just not advisable.
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