975 S. Fairmont Avenue
Lodi, CA 95240

Tel: 209-334-3411
Toll Free: 800-323-3360

Discharge Information

To assist patients with the planning and preparation of their discharge from Lodi Memorial Hospital, the following is a summary of services provided:

• Discharge time from Lodi Memorial Hospital is 11am on the day of discharge.
   
• If the patient's physician orders medications, LMH staff will fax the prescription to a pharmacy of the patient's choice.
   
• When the patient's physician orders medical equipment, LMH discharge-planning staff will order the patient's equipment from the company of the patient's choice (depending on insurance contracts, etc.).
   
• If the patient's physician orders home health to visit the patient in his or her home, LMH discharge-planning staff will make these arrangements with any agency of the patient's choice.

If a patient is being discharged home, he or she should arrange for transportation to arrive no later than 11am. Patients who need an ambulance or wheelchair transport home will receive assistance for those arrangements from the LMH discharge-planning staff for no later than 11am.

If a patient is being discharged to a skilled-nursing facility, the transfer will be arranged for no later than 11am.

If a patient anticipates needing further assistance in his or her discharge, he or she should let the nurse know immediately so the hospital can provide the patient with further assistance.

Thank you for choosing Lodi Memorial Hospital for inpatient medical services.