Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale has as its mission the enhancement of the public hospital network as a reference point for the population of Italian-speaking Switzerland.
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Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale is a public multi-specialty hospital with modern infrastructure and state-of-the-art medical technology.
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A multisite hospital. This is the founding characteristic of EOC and at the same time its strength, to be a diffuse and integrated hospital reality, with sites located throughout the canton.
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Go to the sectionDischarge from EOC hospitals is prepared in a way that facilitates the patient's return to daily life.
Before leaving the hospital, the nursing staff provides the patient with all necessary directions to be able to ensure appropriate continuation of care.
The patient should ensure that he/she does not forget personal belongings in the room and that he/she has received all necessary information from the nursing staff for the continuation of care at home or at other facilities.
The date of discharge is determined in agreement with the physician who followed the patient during the course of treatment in the hospital.
As a rule, discharge takes place by noon. If, due to organizational needs, the patient is unable to leave the hospital by the time established by individual hospital facilities, he or she may wait for escorts, who will take him or her home, in common areas (lounges, restaurants or cafeterias); the patient must notify the nursing staff before his or her departure.
Before leaving the hospital, the attending staff gives the patient an exit letter, which includes the main information about the hospital stay (diagnostic information, therapeutic procedures performed), as well as indications about any drug therapy.
The patient is encouraged to share this letter with other professionals (attending physician, home care services, etc.) who will intervene in the follow-up care.
In addition to the exit letter, the patient also receives:
The patient is asked to make sure that he or she has received information about any warning signs to watch out for once he or she returns home, as well as indications regarding the resumption of daily activities signs.
In the context of longer hospital stays (e.g., rehabilitation stays), as well as in cases of necessity (e.g., appointments that cannot be postponed), a leave of absence from the hospital can be requested.
Leave must always be authorized by the physician.
The leave may involve a maximum of one night's stay away from the facility (usually between Saturday and Sunday).
The patient, who is capable of discernment, may decide to leave EOC facilities at any time.
In such cases, the patient is required to inform the medical or nursing staff, who will fully inform him or her of the risks involved in his or her decision.
Should the patient, after obtaining this explanation, consider leaving the facility anyway, he or she will be asked to sign a statement in which he or she assumes all responsibility for this choice.
The patient is asked to verify that he/she has with him/her:
If he has deposited valuables in the hospital safe, the patient should remember to collect them from the Patient Management Service.
Lavoriamo quotidianamente per fare in modo che il soggiorno dei pazienti all’interno delle strutture EOC soddisfi le loro aspettative.
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