Hospital Discharge Toolkit

Leave the hospital with answers, a plan, and a safe first week home. The Hospital Discharge Toolkit is a 17-page printable built for discharge day — the busiest, most rushed day of a hospitalization. It gives you the questions to ask before you walk out the door, the checklist to work through before the wheelchair arrives, and the pages that turn a chaotic transition into a safe first week. Each page includes an Anchor Tip from someone who's been on that discharge day. Inside you'll find: • Don't Leave Until You Can Answer These 5 Questions — what happened, what changed, what to watch for, what's arranged, when's the follow-up • Hospital Stay Summary — the stay, what happened, tests and procedures, discharge details • Hospital Discharge Checklist — paperwork in hand, understanding confirmed, services arranged — every unchecked box is a question for the nurse • Medication Reconciliation — the old list against the new, line by line, so nothing gets missed • Warning Signs to Watch — three bands: watch & note, call the doctor, call 911 — specific to this stay • Home Transition Checklist — before they come home, first 48 hours, first two weeks • Medical Equipment Tracker — every item, who ordered it, delivery, insurance, and return-by dates • Home Health Planner — the agency, the visits, and what to work on between them 17 pages · US Letter · PDF. Instant download, print at home, and reprint as often as you need.