You should get discharge instructions and paperwork from the hospital team.
Before you leave, make sure you know:
- What brought us to the hospital?
- What medications is my relative supposed to take after discharge and why?
- Have all the prescriptions been sent to the right pharmacy?
- Do we have all the equipment we need?
- What tests do we need after discharge?
- What follow-up appointments do we need and why?
- Do we have transportation to get to those appointments?
- What kinds of problems should we be looking for?
- If we have questions after discharge, who is our point person?