DISCHARGE INFORMATION
Depending on the evolution of the patient's disease, the attending physician will determine
the date of discharge, which will be
communicated to the patient or, in certain situations, to the
to the relative, one day before or at the latest in
the morning of the day of discharge.
The attending physician completes the Discharge Ticket and the Medical Letter in two copies;
one copy is attached to the Observation Sheet and the other is handed to the patient /
the owner. The latter will send the Medical Letter to the Family Doctor.
The attending physician will record in the Discharge Note and in the Medical Letter the following:
-diagnosis of discharge;
-patient condition at discharge;
-medical treatment that the patient must follow;
-indications regarding the diet and lifestyle;
-date of next medical check-up.
Types of documents issued to the patient on discharge:
– Discharge ticket;
– Medical Letter;
– Medical leave certificate (as applicable);
– Medical certificate (as appropriate);
– Compensated or simple prescription (as appropriate);
– Referral tickets to other specialists or for various paraclinical investigations (after
case);
– Medical report to the expertise services (as the case may be);
If the patient is discharged on request, the risks to which he may be exposed are explained. In the case of the minor patient, the risks are explained to the relative. The attending physician records in the Observation Sheet the patient's request for discharge, and the patient (or the owner) signs the request for discharge.