Your physician must write a discharge order before you can leave the hospital. It is important you remember to check with your physician or nurse for any special medications or home care instructions prior to your departure from the hospital. At the time of your discharge, a hospital employee will escort you in a wheelchair to the discharge area.
Summa Health System wants you to have the most positive experience possible while you are a patient in one of our hospitals or facilities; therefore, you may receive a satisfaction survey which will be mailed to your home after you leave the hospital. Please provide us with your comments by completing and mailing the survey.
If you do not receive a survey and would like to give us your feedback, please call Summa Connections 800.237.8662 and one will be mailed to you.
Summa Health at Home™ provides home healthcare services that give adult patients of all ages the opportunity to heal from illness or injury where they feel the most comfortable – at home. Feeling safe and comfortable is an important part of the healing process. Services focus on individual needs and goals. We work to enrich your life, preserving your dignity and treating you with the utmost respect.
Our healthcare professionals can provide a smooth transition for you or your loved one from any level of care to a personal home setting or an assisted living facility. Summa Health at Home specialists deliver care to those with chronic conditions and to those recovering from surgery, an injury or a recent hospitalization in the comfort of the patient’s home.
Learn more about our Home Care team and services.
Palliative Care
Palliative care is specialized medical care designed to improve the quality of life for people in different stages of serious illness (cancer, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, among others). From active treatment to recovery to comfort care, the goal of palliative care is to provide relief from physical symptoms and pain, and offer psychological and spiritual support for the fear, anxiety and depression that often accompany a serious illness.
Learn more about our Palliative Care Services.
Hospice care involves a team of trained professionals, available 24 hours a day, which ensures that the needs and wishes are met of terminally ill patients focused on their quality of life. The hospice team will provide medical attention, symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and personal care, tailored to an individual's needs and wishes. The Summa Health Hospice team will work with the patient and their loved ones, offering compassion and education, walking alongside them in their journey.
Learn more about Summa Health Hospice.
