Scheduling, Admissions & Registration

When you arrive at the hospital, you will begin the admissions process by meeting with one of our intake nurses. Here, you will be registered as an inpatient, guided through paperwork such as consent forms and Advance Directives and asked to provide the following:

• A List of Medications you take at home, including prescription medications, over the counter products, and herbal supplements. For each medication, you will need to know the medication name and dose, how often you take it, how you administer it, and the time of your last dose.
• Health Insurance Information including your current insurance identification card and any insurance forms supplied by your employer or insurance company. You will also be asked to give your insurance company permission to pay the hospital directly for your care. As a courtesy to you, the hospital will bill your insurance company directly unless you have not signed the Release of Information and Assignment of Benefits forms. In this case, you will be billed directly.

Registration

If you have any questions about registration, please call 802.747.1663 or contact your physician’s office.

Central Scheduling

If you need to speak with someone about scheduling an appointment or getting an appointment rescheduled, please contact Central Scheduling at 802.747.1880.

Consent Forms

During your admissions process, your physician will meet with you to explain the course of treatment for your particular condition. You will be given all of the information you need to make informed decisions about your treatment and care, including potential risks, benefits, complications, likely consequences and alternatives to the proposed treatment.

Your signature on the consent form will give your physician permission to proceed with your treatment. It will also indicate that you understand that results are not guaranteed, and that you have had your questions answered to your satisfaction.

In addition to a consent for treatment, you will also be asked to sign an Assignment of Benefits form saying that you agree to certain conditions of admission, including release of information for continuity of care, a financial agreement, consent to routine procedures, tests and treatments and the assignment of your insurance benefits to the hospital.

Special treatments or procedures such as blood administration, HIV testing or surgery, among others, require that you sign additional specific consent forms.

For questions about admissions, call 802.747.1663 or your physician’s office.