Hospitals and surgery centers can’t wait to LITERALLY kick patients to the curb. They release them too soon when an overnight in the hospital would be more beneficial in the long run.
This case seems a little sus. Friends and family have had procedures recently, and a procedure won’t be done unless someone comes with the patient, remains at the facility the entire time, and transports the patient from there. Patient never is left alone, and staff assists the patient into the car.
I suppose that varies from state to state, and/or from provider to provider.
When my sister was in the hospital a few years ago, there was a sign on the wall. Essentially it said any violence toward the staff would result in your eviction. Period. When I first started reading it, I was thinking it was about reporting violence by the staff to the patients. Exact opposite.
And the story says he wanted out. Can they keep him there against his will? Wouldn’t that be another lawsuit?
Sometimes situations like these are problematic on all sides.
> a procedure won’t be done unless someone comes with the patient <
That’s the rule in my neck of the woods, too. But here’s the thing. In my experience, no one really checks. When I sign in, I’m asked if an escort is with me. I say yes.
And that’s it. No one verifies what I claimed.
I’ve no brief for Big Med, but I suspect there’s a lot more to this story.
It can harder to discharge patients than people think.
That requirement is because medical providers don’t want you driving after procedures because often the procedure involves administration of medications which advice you not drive after receiving them. Even if you are not fully put under you might get an IV to help you relax to make the procedure more tolerable.