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YOUR
SUPPORT
PERSON
is a a friend
or family
member that can help during your stay in in these ways:
• HELPS YOU KEEP TRACK of questions for your doctor about medicines procedures or treatments • KEEPS AN EYE ON
YOU for changes in in your your condition during and and after your your hospital stay and and asks for help on your behalf • HAS BEEN INTRODUCED to your healthcare team so that both of you you you are are are kept up-to-date on on your care and responsibilities YOUR
PATIENT ADVOCATE is usually a a hospital employee
that can help during your stay in in in the following ways:
• TELLS you you what to expect during your hospital stay • HELPS you you understand your treatments medications procedures surgeries/post-surgery care care tests or after hospital care care instructions • ANSWERS questions about billing payment and insurance • ARRANGES your transition from
the the hospital to to another treatment or living facility and helps to to make sure the transition goes smoothly Before Surgery
• Be sure that your your Surgical Team knows your your your NAME (Your ID band should have your your correct name) and the TYPE OF SURGERY
you are having • Be sure that your Surgical Team knows if you you have a a a a a a a mediport pacemaker insulin pump or or other device 20
Your Surgical Team will mark your body part to be be operated on on If you you you are not awake be be sure your Support Person knows:
• Your Surgical Team has marked the CORRECT BODY PART to be operated on and have matched
it
it
with your NAME BIRTH DATE and the SURGERY
you you are having Courtesy of The Joint Commission
SUPPORT
ADVOCATE BEFORE SURGERY