Discharge Options

Your Discharge Options

Home with Outpatient Therapy

  • Therapy sessions are three times per week for about 45 minutes.
  • Find a facility that contracts with your insurance.
  • Schedule your first appointment one to two days after discharge from hospital.
  • Arrange for someone to drive you to therapy sessions.
  • Once you make your first appointment, call your surgeon's office. Provide them with the outpatient facility name. They will send the surgeon's therapy orders to the facility.
  • Know your co-pays for outpatient therapy.

Home with Home Health Care (HHC)

  • Therapy sessions are three times per week for about 45 minutes.
  • Some surgeons have a nurse come out as well as a therapist.
  • Care Management at the hospital will set up the HHC through your insurance company.
  • Know your co-pays for home health care. There are separate co-pays for the nurse and therapist.


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