Patient Visitors Guide
VISITOR’S GUIDE
VISITOR’S GUIDE
Each patient will be issued one ‘Attendant Pass’ and one ‘Visitors Pass’ at the time
of admission. (The terms and conditions applicable to these passes will be the same
regardless of the bed category)
ATTENDANT’ is the person who must be accompany the patient for 24 hours throughout
the stay, with a valid attendant’s pass. This is mandatory to access different
departments in the hospital.
VISITOR’ is only one person who is allowed to visit the patient only during visiting
hours, with a valid ‘Visitor’s Pass’. Only one visitor at a time per patient shall
be allowed.
Visiting Hours: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
These passes are meant for hospital circulation only; please do not carry them
outside. You have to return them at the time of Discharge.
If visitor is not having the pass with him or her, he or she is requested to call
the attendant to come down and present the visitors pass. Entry will not be
permitted unless the visitors pass is presented at the security checkpoint.
Passes MUST be kept safely, if lost; you have to pay Rs 100/- to get a fresh Pass
made.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
Our Reception staff will answer all your queries and assist you in choosing the room of your choice. However, this may be subject to availability. For room reservations, please contact the Reception counter. Also, please make sure you have the doctor’s admission note handy. In case of an emergency, you will be admitted to the Emergency Unit first and later shifted to the room of your choice.
You are required to pay an initial deposit at the time of admission according to the room category, which is applicable for both cash and insurance patients. Charges vary as per the room category, irrespective of the medical services.
Please ensure that you clarify all your doubts about charges. Should you have any questions regarding billing during your stay, our billing staff (Ground floor of the main lobby) would be more than happy to assist you.
If you need to change the room, please place your request at the nursing station of the same ward. Only one bed per patient is allotted.
HOSPITAL FACILITIES
Medication
- All medicines are supplied by the hospital pharmacy.
- Patients are requested not to take medicines on their own. It will be given to them by the nurse. The unused medicines of the patient at the time of discharge, if not required further, may be returned to the pharmacy prior to discharge. No pharmacy returns will be done after discharge.
- Post-discharge medicines can be indented through the nurse in charge of the ward. (This is applicable only for cash patients.)
Pharmacy
- At our Hospital, we have ensured that the pharmacy services are available from 9 AM -8.30 PM every day.
- The Pharmacy also ensures that all the medicines are authentic and maintains appropriate storage conditions.
Housekeeping
- The housekeeping team maintains cleanliness and provides bedside assistance to patients.
- Rooms / bathroom cleaning is done twice a day.
- You will be provided with linen by the nursing staff.
- You are requested not to flush sanitary napkins, cotton etc. through the toilet
- The housekeeping supervisor will come for his rounds in the morning and evening.
- Complimentary welcome kit consisting of toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, soap, shampoo and talcum powder will be provided to patients admitted in private room or a higher category room. In case a patient asks for an extra kit, the same will be charged.
PAYMENT FACILITIES
In this case you may be asked for a deposit based on the estimated length of your stay at the hospital as advised by your consultant. The deposit is payable on your admission. The initial deposit is only a Token amount. This may vary most of the time, depending on the case & type of Room select for your day.
The Billing Staff will periodically inform you of interim bills and additional payments to be made. In case you require details or for any discrepancy, you can approach our billing section.
However if the patient’s condition warrants unscheduled surgical intervention, shift to ICU, use of ventilator and high-end antibiotics, then daily or alternate payment slip will be raised. In this context you are requested to update the deposit made periodically. Final bill will be given at the time of discharge.
Please ensure that all payments are made promptly. Upon discharge, a comprehensive bill showing all necessary details will be given to you. No payments outside of what is shown in the bill should be made.
Kindly refrain from giving tips to any of our staff. Please feel free to contact the Billing In-Charge in case of any queries or clarifications.
- Payment is accepted by Cash / Credit Card / Debit Card only. Personal Cheques are not accepted.
- Administrative charges will be charged as applicable on every bill. It is the operational charge for the services being availed by you.
- Refunds above 1,000/- will be made by Cheques/NEFT only.
- Dietician’s charges will be charged separately for diet planning of the patient.
In case a patient has been admitted in a lower category room due to non-availability of a room of their choice and subsequently transferred, billing will be done as follows:
- Bed charges / investigations on actuals as per room category.
- Consultation / Surgeon’s fees as per higher category
- Theatre / procedure charges as per higher category.
- Patient admitted in semi-private / private rooms opting for general ward after surgery will be charged for the surgery at the rate applicable for the accommodation occupied on admission.
- For patient transferred to intensive care unit (ICU), room / bed occupied earlier must be vacated. In case of double occupancy, additional charges will be levied as per category of room.
- Predetermined package – 100% of the package cost
- Elective procedure – 90% of estimated hospital charges
- All other cases – 80% of estimated hospital charge.
Company / Credit Payment
- If your bill is to be paid by your company, please ensure that you bring with you a signed letter from your company clearly accepting responsibility for all medical treatment. The Hospital will provide treatment in the bed category specified by your company. Any deviations from the instructions will be billed directly to you. The Hospital will be more than happy to share with you in advance, approximate cost of treatment, investigations, hospital charges etc
- Such information can be obtained in advance from the billing personnel.
- Refund of deposit is given only up to 1000/- in cash if the bill is finalized before 5:30 PM. If bill is finalized later or if it is a higher amount, refund is by cheque/ NEFT only next day. If deposit is made through credit card, then refund is after 3 working days subject to funds clearance.
- Please note that all your inpatient billing payments are to be made only at the I.P billing reception. No other personnel is authorized to collect any payment from you.
DISCHARGE
Once the patient is advised discharge by the treating consultant, it takes minimum three hours for cash paying patient and four hours for company paying credit patient to complete the discharge formalities. In case of Insurance covered patients the timing may be more depending on the approval received from the Insurance/TPA.
Once you clear the final bill, the Ward Secretary/Nurse in charge will hand over the discharge docket consisting of discharge summary and reports of all your investigations carried out during your stay at the hospital. This card gives the summary of your medical condition and management during hospitalization. It will contain instructions for your medication to be taken post discharge and follow-up details.
In case of insurance patients, please note the original reports/discharge summary is submitted to your TPA, hence the hospital will hand over a photocopy of the same to the patient.
In case a patient requires original film of X-Ray/CT Scan/MRI/USG, the same will be on chargeable basis.
Patients/relatives are requested to vacate the room/bed immediately once the discharge formalities are completed.