City Hospital Patient Discharge

CLIENT STEPS

AGENCY ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID

PROCESSING TIME

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

DAILY ROUNDS

1. Medical Officer performs the daily rounds every morning to all admitted patients for medical evaluation and management.

10 minutes/ patient

MEDICAL OFFICER

ON DUTY 

WARD NURSE

ON DUTY

DISPOSITION AND DISCHARGE

1. Doctor / Medical Officer writes order for discharge to deserving patients in the chart. Nurse on duty, patients and relatives are advised of the discharge order. 

Instructions on how to go about at the discharge is given by the nurse to the relative.

MEDICAL OFFICER

ON DUTY 

2. Nurse / Nursing Attendant sends the chart to Billing Section upon completion of discharge Notice and Home meds instruction form in duplicate

WARD NURSE

NURSING ATTENDANT

IRENEO S. MODINO IV
Biller

Instructions of Submission of PhilHealth Requirements

3. Evaluation of Type of Patient

Medical Social Worker evaluates the patient according to his/her capacity to pay.

5 – 10 minutes

ALMA B. PLANDES

Social Welfare Officer I

JANIN SANCHEZ
Social Worker

4. Collection of Payments

Patient /Relatives pay for the medicines used and other legitimate hospital charges.

The cashier issues a clearance slip after the bills are settled. A copy is given to the Nurse/ Guard on duty.

3 minutes

Revenue Collectors:

ROWENA S. ZANTUA
Administrative Aide III

ROSEMARIE P. VILLARIN
Administrative Assistant II /
Clerk IV

FIDEL M. VELASCO

Revenue Collection Clerk I

FREDERIQUE DL. ISRAEL

5. Home Medication Instruction

Ward nurse 

Instructions on home medications and follow up.

WARD NURSE ON DUTY

6. Preparation of Medical Certificate/ Medico-Legal Certificate

The Medical Records Clerk may issue a Medical and Medico-legal Certificate upon request of the interested concerned party.

5 – 10 minutes (Medical Certificate)

Within 1 day

(Medico-Legal Certificate) 

DONDY V. SENOSIN
Medical Records Clerk

TOTAL

P

33 minutes