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Your physician knows when you are ready to be discharged from the Hospital. While the Hospital endeavors to provide speedy and cost effective health care in the most efficient manner it knows how to, any pressure tactics, employed by the patient/relatives for premature discharge, are strongly resented by the physician in-charge since he may be held liable for Violation of Discharge guidelines by the Hospital. Premature discharge is tantamount to non-compliance on the part of the patient which is detrimental to a healthy doctor-patient relationship.

A premature discharge with the consent of the Physician in-charge may increase the liability of the physician in-charge and Indus Hospital. Patients leaving the Hospital against medical advice are required to sign certain documents (L.A.M.A. Forms). All such patients shall forfeit their rights to obtain copies of their medical records. They may not be welcome as patients at Indus again.

3	Normal check-out time is 1:00 P.M. All discharge orders must be written before 11:00 A.M. on the day of the discharge.
4	Hospital discharges are not made on Sundays and Holidays, unless prior arrangements are made with the Business Office and the Physician in-charge during the normal working hours.
5	Prior to discharge, your physician will advise you regarding the activity, diet, medications, precautions, if any, and subsequent follow-up visits to the Hospital. Please follow the instructions carefully. After the Hospital discharge, you may contact your Physician by telephone, fax or e-mail for clarifications, if any. Please do not forget to bring your medical records during follow-up visits to the Hospital.
6	Ordinarily, your in-door Hospital Records and X-ray/Ultrasound films remain in the custody of Indus Hospital for a period of 10 years. X-ray/Ultrasound films may be borrowed for review by qualified consultants elsewhere after the Hospital discharge, provided the Hospital Departmental Procedures for doing so are strictly followed and all the films are returned in the same condition within a period of thirty (30) days. Failure to do so on the part of the patient will absolve Indus Hospital of any subsequent medico-legal liability.
7	At the time of Hospital discharge, you will receive a copy of Patient Feedback Form which you may complete at your own convenience at home. Do not forget to send them back as your opinions and suggestions are valued highly by the Quality Assurance Department of the Hospital.
8	Hospital property at the time of discharge must be handed over to the Nurse in-charge.
9	Patients in need of transportation at the time of discharge may contact the Reception Desk for assistance, atleast, one day in advance. Subject to availability , Hospital vehicle may be hired for a distance not to exceed twenty-five (25) Kms. One way, provided , the journey involves paved roads only.
10	In the event of a death, Release of Dead Body Forms must be completed before the body can be handed over to the relatives .