Patients & Visitors
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- Insurance cards
- A list of all medications you currently take
- Photo identification (driver’s license or passport)
- Social Security number
- Living will and other advance directives, if you have them
- HMO/PPO referral forms, if required
- Medical records, X-ray films or previous test results, if your physician has requested them
- ritten letter of authorization from your insurance carrier, if you’re covered by worker’s compensation
- A check or credit card for deductibles, copayments or deposits
- Personal toiletries, such as shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrush
- Bathrobe and slippers or socks
- A list with names, doses and schedules of all medications you take on a routine basis; do not bring any of these medications with you to the hospital unless your doctor asks you to do so
- Glasses, dentures, hearing aids or any other assistive device you may need
- Clothes to wear when you go home
Leave all valuable items such as cash, jewelry and electronics at home.
- Check with your insurance carrier about coverage of your procedure
- Gather information about what to expect before, during and after your specific procedure in our online Health Library
- Learn more about preparing for surgery at Benefit Medical Group