The Patient Expectations service line focuses on topics that will help patients and their visitors better understand what to expect when staying at the hospital.
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MedStar Health Home Care provides individualized, physician-prescribed, medical treatment and services to adult patients who need healthcare services at home. They serve patients who are recovering from an illness, injury, or surgery as well as those who are living with a disability or complex medical condition. By working closely with
Start Watching ► 3 Videos Bundle Overview This education bundle focuses on general topics about the ICU including introducing members of the care team and their roles, introducing different types of equipment and set expectations for the general atmosphere of the unit. Contents Select the headings below to reveal the
When you’re staying in the hospital, you’ve either been admitted as an inpatient or you’re an outpatient in observation status. If you’re watching this, you are in the second category: outpatient observation. In outpatient observation, you haven’t been formally admitted to the hospital as an inpatient, even if you’re staying
Did you know that every year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of people fall in the hospital? Up to half of these patients who fall will add an injury that may lengthen their hospital stay and their ability to return home independently. Being a patient in the hospital
Our goal is to take excellent care of you while you’re in the hospital. To do that, there’s a whole team of people who work together with that goal in mind. In this video, you’ll learn about what each member of your care team does. Your care team will likely
