• Caring · Jan 1992

    Discharge planning: whose responsibility is it?

    • P S Cooke and J M Alley.
    • Twin County Community Hospital Home Health Agency, Galax, VA.
    • Caring. 1992 Jan 1; 11 (1): 28-32.

    AbstractA survey of twenty hospitals in southwestern Virginia revealed that a lack of a discharge planning process was the most frequently reported reason for failure in the discharge system. All health professionals who come in contact with clients during hospitalization are responsible for preparing them and their families for discharge--only then can true continuity of care occur.

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