Getting admitted to a hospital demands you a serious medical condition or specific diagnosis that warrants immediate and overnight care. Overnight admission does not have hard and fast criteria that everyone accepts everywhere, quite the contrary. If there is an emergency, the attending physicians will decide on admission during the triage stage when a patient arrives for initial evaluation.
Going into Hospital as a Patient
When you visit a hospital for some checkup, it depends on your circumstances, and you could be admitted as
- An outpatient is someone who goes to the hospital for an appointment but does not remain overnight;
- A day patient (day case) is someone who is admitted to the hospital for testing or surgery but does not stay
- stay overnight; this can involve minor surgery, dialysis, or other treatments.
- an inpatient – you’ll stay in hospital for one night or more for tests, medical treatment, or surgery
Planned Admission
When you have a planned hospital admission, how you are admitted depends on whether you are going to a public or private hospital. It also depends on what kind of treatment you are receiving and how urgent your treatment is.
Before being admitted into the hospital, your doctor will usually refer you to see a specialist. You need to book an appointment with the specialty clinic.
The specialist for some diseases will assess you and may send you for further tests to assess your health issue before deciding what kind of treatment you require and whether you need to go into the hospital for treatment or surgery. This is the point where you will also be told how long you will have to wait for treatment.
Unplanned (urgent) Admission
When you reach a hospital in your transport or an ambulance, it is defined as an ‘unplanned presentation.’
If your condition is unexpected and you need urgent treatment, you will be admitted through the emergency department on arrival at the hospital. We call this process ‘triage.’
Steps For for Hospital Admission
Registration of patients is the initial step in the admissions process. The registration process could be done before arriving at the hospital. Filling out registration forms requires the following information:
- Information that is fundamental (such as name and address)
- Information about health insurance
- Telephone numbers of family members or friends to contact in case of an emergency
- Consent to be treated
- Consent to allow information to be shared with insurance companies
- Agreement to pay the charges
What to Bring to the Hospital?
It is essential to bring your previous medical record whether you are admitted to the hospital through the emergency department or by your doctor.
Following are the important things people should bring:
- List of medications they’re taking and the doses they’re taking (the list should include over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements, such as vitamins, minerals, and medicinal herbs)
- a list of their medication sensitivity
- Any written orders from their physician
Medical Conditions That Require Hospitalization
1-Infectious Disease
If the condition is infectious, the patient must be admitted to the hospital. The therapy is generally carried out in an isolation room to prevent the sickness from spreading to other patients.
2-Vomiting and Diarrhea
When you start showing signs of dehydration, your doctor will recommend you to the hospital. Vomiting and diarrhea may affect anybody, including newborns, toddlers, and the elderly.
3-Heart Failure
One of the medical conditions that require hospitalization is heart failure.
4-Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain is an increasingly common reason to make a trip to the ER. Usually extending beyond normal indigestion, abdominal pain can result from many health complications, including food poisoning, kidney stones, or more serious medical conditions or illnesses.
5-Pneumonia
When the fever continues to rise above 40 º C despite taking medication, experiencing shortness of breath and continues to cough endlessly, the doctor will recommend that you enter hospitalization.
Conclusion
You should always ask your doctor the right questions about your medical treatment so you can make informed choices when the time comes to go into the hospital.
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
1-How to get admitted to the hospital for covid?
Because there is no cure for COVID-19 at this time, hospital care for coronavirus focuses on what’s called supportive care or treatment to support the body’s vital organs. Doctors, nurses, and others will monitor oxygen levels and provide treatment to maintain a healthy supply of oxygen to the rest of the body.
2-Is it possible to request to be admitted to the hospital?
You certainly can, but most family doctors (in the US and Canada) will tell you to go to the emergency room if you’re sick enough to need the hospital. Your doctor may request or arrange for you to be taken to the hospital; this is usually an elective admission, or a subtype termed a direct admission.
3-Which condition led to being admitted to the hospital for pain?
Patients are frequently admitted to hospitals under several categories, and there is typically no overarching inpatient chronic pain program dedicated to their care. Hospitalization as a result of acute recurrence of complicated chronic pain is a mostly hidden problem.
