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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

I am waiting to pick up a friend at the Leesburg Hospital. It could be late this afternoon before he will be coming home. This recently happened to me and I don't understand why. In my friends case, his cardiac physician told him at 8AM this morning he could go home. He must now wait until the Hospital doctor, a doctor he has never seen and doesn't even know, signs papers for him to be released. In my case, my urologist signed release papers at 7 AM for me to be released. The "Hospital Doctor" who had nothing to do with my three day stay in the Leesburg Hospital, did not come around until 5 PM that afternoon to sign the release papers. I found this to be very stressful and probably could have been handled differently. Why ??????

If your admitting/attending physician has signed your discharge papers you are free to leave. If you have been under the care of the Hospitalist then he will need to sign the discharge papers.

If you have questions ask your nurse. If she doesn't know, ask to speak to the nursing supervisor/director on duty.

If you truly have not been seen by the Hospitalist and are billed for care, complain to the hospital. Then notify your insurance company.