Tag: hospital transition home

  Mary Proctor, 83 is a DC resident and a widow that lives alone.  Her adult children live out of state, but she loves to travel to visit her kids, as well as her grandkids, and she lives an active life with friends and neighbors.  She is involved in her church and volunteers for numerous…

It is 8:30am, patient X, who we will call Joe has just received word that he will be discharged from the hospital today. He has been there for 5 days due to Pneumonia. The nurse hurries in and out trying to get all of his paperwork filled out and sent to the doctor and specialist…