Going Home

If you are going home the same day, you will be taken to surgical discharge from PACU where you will stay for only a short while. If you wish, you may have something to drink and crackers to eat. You will be given home-care instructions and any prescriptions that are ordered by your doctor. Your family will rejoin you as you prepare to go home. You must have a driver to take you home and someone with you for 24 hours following anesthesia. For your safety, you cannot leave the hospital alone, take a cab or a bus. You may not drive for 24 hours. You will be discharged to your car from the Ambulatory Care Center building. If you have any medical concerns post-operatively, please call your surgeon listed on your discharge sheet. If you cannot reach your surgeon, you can all the Emergency Department at 330-344-6611. If you have a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Department.