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Check Out Check-out time is 1:00 p.m. You are encouraged to check out as early as is convenient after your doctor writes the discharge order. Personal Belongings Collect all of your belongings and double-check closets. If you have anything stored in the hospital safe, call the Business Office at extension "0" and a staff member will bring your belongings to you. Discharge Instructions Your doctor and nurses will give you written instructions about post-hospital care. If you have questions about your diet, activities or other matters, please be sure to ask. Transitional Care The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at WMMC bridges the gap between acute inpatient care and care at home or at another facility. The focus of Transitional Care is self-care, increasing independence, and learning or relearning the skills needed in everyday life. A patient is encouraged to perform up to their full potential physically, socially, and psychological, and be encouraged whenever possible, to get dressed, eat meals in Room 35 and be involved in social activities. For others, however, the focus may be limitations of previous activity, monitoring of the medical condition and supervision of medications. Patients who have chosen to have procedures or surgeries done outside the community have the option of returning to WMMC for their rehabilitative care. A physician must admit and direct a patient's care during a stay in TCU. A TCU patient and the doctor will determine when discharge from the unit is appropriate. Home Care Home Care professionals teach you or your caregiver what you need to know to assist in your treatment and recovery at home. Referral to Home Care can be made by physicians, patients, family, friends, or community agencies. The care must be ordered by a physician. Medicare and many insurances pay for Home Care. Medicare requires that the person be homebound. Registered Nurses are experienced and trained in current medical and nursing techniques. Some services include: IV antibiotic therapy, IV nutritional support, IV hydration, pain management, nutritional support (tube feedings), wound care, dressing changes, injection of medications, ostomy care, diabetic teaching, etc. A patient must live in the program service area which is an approximate 30 mile radius of Wessington Springs. Patients living outside the Home Care service area are referred to local home care agencies located near the patient's home. Other services available are Physical Therapy, Social Services, and Home Health Aide services. Hospice Hospice is a concept of caring for a person in the last stages of a terminal illness. Yet Hospice isn't about dying -- it's about living. Our goal is to keep the individual comfortable and as alert as possible -- maximizing the quality of life for the individual's remaining days in their chosen environment. Services that help the individual include a team of physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, chaplains, family members, and others. Hospice works to meet the person's physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. Main Street Messenger Main Street Messenger is a personal emergency response system. This system enables you to get emergency assistance from your home with the push of a button if you need emergency help. The call button is located on a pendant worn around the neck. Main Street Messenger personnel contact designated responders you have selected to alert them to your need. Appropriate action can then be taken to get help to you. Main Street Messenger personnel respond to calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling you or your designated responder. For more information or to enroll in the Main Street Messenger system, call (605) 942-7786.
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