Getting Discharged

On the Day of Discharge

On the day of your discharge, you will want to make definite plans for your transportation home and possibly send some of your belongings home in advance. If you have secured valuables in the Department of Patient Services, please notify your nurse so you may obtain them before your discharge.

If you will need assistance with medication, home infusion or for other medical needs, you should discuss this with your case manager. Case managers will make arrangements for you. For more information about home care, visit www.thehomecarenetwork.org.

Valet parking is available at three locations on campus:

• 10th Street between Market and Chestnut Streets on the left side at the entrance to the 925 Chestnut Street building
• Sansom Street at the Emergency Department entrance near the corner of 10th Street
• 11th Street just past Sansom Street in front of the Hospital

Additional Information

Jefferson Apothecary (Pharmacy)
The Apothecary is located in the 11th Street lobby of the Gibbon Building and is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. You can have take-home prescriptions filled there. Although your prescriptions cannot be applied to your hospital bill, the Apothecary can make arrangements for private insurance billing. For more information, please call 215-955-8845 or 5-8845 (from inside the Hospital).

Checkout Time
We make every effort to see that patients are discharged between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Discharge Instructions
Your nurse or physician will give you written discharge instructions before you leave to go home. It is extremely important that you follow those instructions. Be sure to ask your physician or nurse if you have any questions.

Transportation
An escort with a wheelchair is available to assist you in leaving the Hospital. Please tell your nurse if you do not wish to have an escort.

LogistiCare Transportation Services for Medicaid Patients
Please call to make reservations
1-877-835-7412
www.logisticare.com

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA)
Paratransit programs available
Please call for further assistance
215-765-9040
www.pcacares.org

American Cancer Society (ACS) Road to Recovery Program
Transportation for cancer patients to their treatments and home again
1-800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org

SEPTA CCT Connect
Provides ADA Paratransit Service to individuals with disabilities and senior citizens
The Shared-Ride Program is a door-to-door ride-sharing service for Philadelphia senior citizens 65 years of age
215-580-7145
www.septa.org/service/cct/