ADMISSION PROCESS
Admission can be either from OP or from Casualty
- Admission of Patient from Out Patient Departments of the Hospital
Patient are admitted from the Out Patient Department of the hospital if the treating
Consultant/doctor advice inpatient admission in writing. Patient is required to visit the OPD for doctor consultation.
- Admission of patient from Emergency Department of the Hospital
Patients brought to the Emergency Department of the hospital by Ambulance or by other transport are received at the emergency entrance and immediately wheeled to the Emergency Department. The Casualty Medical Officer attends the patient immediately and initiates treatment.
- In Patient Registration process:-
All patients advised admission to the inpatient facilities of the hospital either by the consultant (specialist) or Medical Officer are required to be registered. Patient relatives are required to provide the following necessary information at the IP registration counter for unique ID (IP no) along with OPD no
Biodata form will be provided from admission counter. Patient/Bystander needs to fill the biodata form.
- Name, Sex
- Age of the patient/ DOB
- BPL/APL
- Address
- Phone number
- Aadhaar Number
- Bystander Information
- Follow up Patient
Follow up patient visit the registration counter after specific time interval suggested by the treating doctor of the patient. At the registration counter the patient presents the previous OPD case sheet which is stamped and dated along with discharge summary by the registration staff. The patient is then directed to the concerned specialist for follow up consultation.
Discharge:
Purpose: To ensure that patients and their family experience well-organized, safe and timely discharge from hospital.
Discharge Summary: An electronic or written summary of care provided during the admission episode, and details of follow-up and or advice post-discharge.
- The process of discharge planning is coordinated by nursing staff in conjunction with concerned specialists. To facilitate this, patients will be given an estimated discharge date and or time prior to or within 48 hours of their admission.
Preparation of Discharge Summary
As per the instructions of the Primary treating consultant of the patient, the Medical Officer on duty prepares the provisional discharge summary consulting the patients case records:
- History Record Sheet.
- Physical Examination.
- Progress Sheet.
- Investigation Record.
- Dietitian Note
- Medication Note
Discharge summary contains the following information:
- Reasons for Admission
- Investigations performed and summarized information about the results of the investigations
- Diagnosis made
- Record of any procedures (operation, etc) performed
- Condition of the patient at the time of discharge
- Medication instructions
- Follow up Advice