Admission Process

The Patient Admission process at CBLMHFH consists of preparing patients for carried out following the strict protocol of patient care in the hospital. The admission process will be carried out before admitting the patient into the ward or unit for evaluation or treatment. You will be assisted by the front office staff at the lobby or reception.

Allocation of UID Number

A Unique Identification Number (UID) will be allotted wherein the entire medical record of the patient will be maintained and stored for future reference purposes.

Payment

An overall estimate will be drawn including tariffs that are subject to revision with prior information. Additionally, one will be required to make an advance payment at the front office chargeable as the fee of admission. This shall be adjusted against the final bill.

Allocation of Room/ Bed

The patient will later be taken to the allocated room/ bed. An initial assessment of the patient will be carried out by the nurse. This will include:

• Entering details of patient in the admission file;
• Document other data including family, health care, etc;
• Crosscheck the documents of the patient from the previous hospitalization (if any) and past illness;
• Take vital signs (temperature, respiratory rate, height, weight, pulse);
• List if the patient has any valuables bought along. If yes it will be handed to family and take signature;
• Give detailed information to the family regarding visiting hours, patient rights and responsibilities.