Patient Registration Center
Patients who are prepared emotionally and physically for hospital services or surgery usually have a quicker recovery and a more positive outcome.
Understanding your registration, pre-admission, admission and discharge from the hospital are important aspects of this process.
- Registering for Hospital Services
- Pre-admission
- Admission to the Hospital
- Preparing for Surgery
- Your Discharge Home
Registering for Hospital Services
Your initial inpatient or outpatient registration is the first phase of your health care experience at California Pacific and billing through the Patient Accounting Services department should be your final phase.
Please bring these items with you whenever you come to the hospital for services:
If you are spending the night, you may also want to bring:
If you are being admitted to the hospital for a same day procedure or inpatient admission, we suggest that you
DO NOT Bring:
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Pre-admission
Unless this is an emergency situation, all hospital admissions for surgery require pre-admission, registration and screening with a nurse.
The nurse will take a brief medical history and check your blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse to ensure that there are no contraindications to surgery. She or he will also review the admission process with you for the day of your surgery.
Admission to the Hospital
Patients are required to arrive 1½ hours prior to their scheduled surgery time and check in with the admitting office or the surgery desk. The nursing staff will assign each patient a pre-surgery preparation room.
Inpatient Surgery
Most operations requiring an overnight stay in an acute setting are performed at the Pacific Campus of California Pacific Medical Center. The Pacific Campus is located at 2333 Buchanan Street in the San Francisco neighborhood known as Pacific Heights. The operating room and recovery room are located on the third floor of the hospital. For the comfort and convenience of your family, waiting areas are located adjacent to this area.
Ambulatory Surgery
Most ambulatory or same day surgical procedures are performed at the California Campus of California Pacific Medical Center.
The California Campus is located at 3700 California St. The Ambulatory Surgical Unit is located on the 3rd floor.
There are also ambulatory surgical units located at:
California Campus East - 3698 California St. 3rd floor
Pacific Campus - 2351 Clay St., 6th floor
Davies Campus, Castro & Duboce, A level.
Preparing for Surgery
Every surgery requires both psychological and physical preparation. Depending on your type of surgery, you may need to prepare in different ways, but the basic standards for physical preparation are:
Your Discharge Home
When it is time to leave the hospital, your attending physician will write a discharge order.
The attending physician and discharge nurse will provide you with instructions regarding your post-hospital care, diet and activities. A friend, family member or private transportation service is required to take all patients home after a surgical procedure.
Hospital staff will escort you and help you into the transportation vehicle. Discharge medication can be purchased at the outpatient pharmacy of the patients choice.